| Iran at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | Iran Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12 to 21 February 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alireza Ahmadpour | Slalom | 1:03.00 | 42 | 1:00.71 | 34 | 2:03.71 | 34 |
| Giant slalom | 1:32.64 | 46 | 1:32.85 | 36 | 3:05.49 | 36 | |
| Super-G | — | DNS | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ava Javadi | Slalom | 1:21.34 | 39 | 1:17.03 | 33 | 2:38.37 | 33 |
| Giant slalom | 1:58.39 | 43 | 1:48.68 | 37 | 2:47.07 | 37 | |
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