| Iran at the 2018 Asian Para Games | |
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| IPC code | IRN |
| Website | www |
| 6–13 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 210 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sareh Javanmardi |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Asian Para Games appearances (overview) | |
| Youth appearances | |
Iran participated at the 2018 Asian Para Games which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 13 October 2018. [1] In July 2019, Iran had a bronze medal upgraded to silver due to doping violation of an Uzbek athlete. [2]
A total of 210 athletes, consisting of 137 men and 73 women, competed for Iran in the 2018 Asian Para Games in 13 sports. The following is a list showing the number of competitors by sport and gender.: [3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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 Archery | 6 | 3 | 9 |
 Athletics | 60 | 23 | 83 |
 Boccia | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Chess | 6 | 6 | 12 |
 Cycling | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12 |
 Judo | 6 | 6 | 12 |
 Powerlifting | 10 | 0 | 10 |
 Shooting | 1 | 6 | 7 |
 Sitting volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
 Swimming | 6 | 0 | 6 |
 Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Total | 137 | 73 | 210 |
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| Name | Sport |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
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| Shahin Izadyar | Swimming | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Atefeh Naghavi | Chess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fatemeh Barghoul | Chess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fariba Zendehboudi | Chess | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Hamed Amiri | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Vahid Alinajimi | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mahdi Olad | Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sareh Javanmardi | Shooting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zahra Nemati | Archery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hashemiyeh Motaghian | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Saman Pakbaz | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Omid Karimi | Chess | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Vahid Nouri | Judo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ozra Mahdavikiya | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Omid Zarifsanayei | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mehdi Alizadeh | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Batoul Jahangiri | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alireza Mokhtari | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Younes Seifipor | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maliheh Safaei | Chess | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hajar Safarzadeh | Athletics | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Leila Zarezadeh | Chess | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Asadollah Azimi | Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jalil Bagheri Jeddi | Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Zahra Mohammadi Rad | Chess | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh | Judo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Davoudali Ghasemi | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Masoud Heidari | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Reza Gholami | Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Seyed Omid Jafari | Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ahmad Ojaghlou | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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