| Iran at the 2019 Military World Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRI |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October 2019 – 27 October 2019 | |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Military World Games appearances | |
Iran competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Iran won four gold medals, two silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 14th place in the medal table.
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Hassan Taftian | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
| Gold | Mehdi Pirjahan | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg |
| Gold | Pejman Poshtam | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| Silver | Iman Akbarzadeh | Taekwondo | Men's -54 kg |
| Silver | Yadollah Mohebbi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg |
| Bronze | Mohammad Hassan Palangafkan | Taekwondo | Men's -58 kg |
| Bronze | Mohammad Mehdi Emadi | Taekwondo | Men's -68 kg |
| Bronze | Amir Mohammad Bakhshi | Taekwondo | Men's -74 kg |
| Bronze | Ahmad Bazri | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 86 kg |
| Bronze | Amin Mirzazadeh | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg |
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