Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Iran at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Iran.svg
IOC code IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir  (in Persian and English)
in Tokyo
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors65 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Samad Nikkhah Bahrami
Hanieh Rostamian
Flag bearer (closing) Amir Hossein Zare
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Since the nation's debut in 1948, Iranian athletes have attended every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 which they boycotted.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Javad Foroughi Shooting Men's 10 m air pistol 24 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mohammad Reza Geraei Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg 4 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sajjad Ganjzadeh Karate Men's +75 kg 7 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ali Davoudi Weightlifting Men's +109 kg 4 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hassan Yazdani Wrestling Men's freestyle 86 kg 5 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mohammad Hadi Saravi Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg 3 August
Amir Hossein Zare Men's freestyle 125 kg 6 August

Competitors

Sending-off of the Iranian delegation to the 2020 Summer Olympics Iran Dispatches Athletes to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - 11.jpg
Sending-off of the Iranian delegation to the 2020 Summer Olympics
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 101
Athletics 213
Badminton 011
Basketball 12012
Boxing 202
Canoeing 101
Cycling 101
Fencing 404
Karate 123
Rowing 011
Shooting 246
Swimming 101
Table Tennis 101
Taekwondo 213
Volleyball 12012
Weightlifting 202
Wrestling 11011
Total551065

Archery

One Iranian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by advancing to the semifinal stage and obtaining one of the three available spots at the 2019 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. [2]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Rank
Milad Vaziri Men's individual 62963Flag of the United States.svg  Ellison  (USA)
L 0–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Iranian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Hassan Taftian Men's 100 m Bye10.194Did not advance
Mahdi Pirjahan Men's 400 m hurdles Withdrew ‌‌‌‌‌after testing positive for COVID-19
Farzaneh Fasihi Women's 100 m 11.761 Q11.798Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ehsan Haddadi Men's discus throw 58.9826Did not advance

Badminton

Iranian women's badminton player, Sorayya Aghaei, got the allocation quotas from the Badminton World Federation after Airi Mikkela withdrew. She is the first ever women's badminton player to represent Iran at the Olympic Games. [5]

AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Rank
Sorayya Aghaei Women's singles Flag of Maldives.svg  Abdul Razzaq  (MDV)
W (21–14, 21–7)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He Bj  (CHN)
L (11–21, 3–21)
2Did not advance

Basketball

Indoor

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Rank
Iran men's Men's tournament Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
L 78–84
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
L 66–120
Flag of France.svg  France
L 62–79
4Did not advance

Men's tournament

Iran men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the highest-ranked Asian squad at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, marking the country's return to the sport after a twelve-year absence. [6] [7]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 3 July 2021. [8]

Iran men's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 3 Mohammadsina Vahedi 20 – (2001-01-08)8 January 20011.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Mahram Tehran Flag of Iran.svg
PG 5 Philip Jalalpoor 28 – (1993-06-14)14 June 19931.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Medi Bayreuth Flag of Germany.svg
PF 7 Mohammad Hassanzadeh 30 – (1990-10-06)6 October 19902.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Flag of Iran.svg
SF 8 Saeid Davarpanah 33 – (1987-09-07)7 September 19871.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Flag of Iran.svg
G 13 Mohammad Jamshidi 29 – (1991-07-30)30 July 19911.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Chemidor Qom Flag of Iran.svg
SF 14 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami  (C)38 – (1983-05-11)11 May 19831.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Petrochimi Bandar Imam Flag of Iran.svg
C 15 Hamed Haddadi 36 – (1985-05-19)19 May 19852.18 m (7 ft 2 in) Sichuan Blue Whales Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
SG 17 Navid Rezaeifar 24 – (1996-08-23)23 August 19961.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Shahrdari Gorgan Flag of Iran.svg
PF 20 Mike Rostampour 29 – (1991-12-20)20 December 19912.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Prievidza Flag of Slovakia.svg
C 23 Aaron Geramipoor 28 – (1992-09-11)11 September 19922.14 m (7 ft 0 in) San Lorenzo Flag of Argentina.svg
PF 41 Arsalan Kazemi 31 – (1990-04-22)22 April 19902.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Palayesh Naft Abadan Flag of Iran.svg
G 88 Behnam Yakhchali 26 – (1995-07-12)12 July 19951.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rostock Seawolves Flag of Germany.svg
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 July 2021
Group play
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 330259215+446 Quarterfinals
2Flag of the United States.svg United States 321315233+825
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 312245294494
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 303206283773
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:00
v
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg7884Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–21, 16–21, 32–17
Pts: Yakhchali 23
Rebs: Haddadi 10
Asts: Jamshidi 7
Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: Balvín, Satoranský 8
Asts: Satoranský 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
13:40
v
United States Flag of the United States.svg12066Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Scoring by quarter:28–12, 32–18, 22–13, 38–23
Pts: Lillard 21
Rebs: Booker, Durant 5
Asts: LaVine 8
Pts: Haddadi, Jamshidi 14
Rebs: Haddadi 7
Asts: Jalalpoor, Jamshidi 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andreia Silva (BRA)

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
10:00
v
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg6279Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 10–24, 20–16, 15–17
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 12
Asts: Haddadi 5
Pts: Heurtel 16
Rebs:four players 5
Asts: De Colo 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

Boxing

Iran entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. 19-year-old Danial Shahbakhsh (men's featherweight) and Asia's second-seeded boxer Seyed Shahin Mousavi (men's middleweight) secured the spots on the Iranian squad, by scoring a box-off triumph each in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [10]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Rank
Danial Shahbakhsh Men's featherweight Flag of Morocco.svg  Hamout  (MAR)
W 5–0
Flag of Cuba.svg  Álvarez  (CUB)
LRSC-I
Did not advance
Seyed Shahin Mousavi Men's middleweight Flag of Japan.svg  Moriwaki  (JPN)
L 2–3
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Iran qualified a single boat (men's K-1 1000 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand. [11]

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ali Aghamirzaei Men's K-1 1000 m 3:48.6095 QF3:52.8344Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Iran entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking. [12]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Saeid Safarzadeh Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:05:14.6235

Fencing

Iranian fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team sabre for the first time at the Games, as the highest-ranked nation from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings. [13]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mojtaba Abedini Men's sabre ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gordon  (CAN)
W 15–10
Flag of Hungary.svg  Szilágyi  (HUN)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Ali Pakdaman ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Szatmári  (HUN)
W 15–12
Flag of Germany.svg  Hartung  (GER)
W 15–9
Flag of Hungary.svg  Szilágyi  (HUN)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Mohammad Rahbari ByeFlag of France.svg  Apithy  (FRA)
W 15–13
Flag of Italy.svg  Samele  (ITA)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Mojtaba Abedini
Ali Pakdaman
Mohammad Rahbari
Mohammad Fotouhi*
Men's team sabre Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 44–45
Classification semifinal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
W 45–36
Fifth place final
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)
L 24–45
6

Karate

Iran entered three karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Sajjad Ganjzadeh (men's +75 kg), Sara Bahmanyar (women's 55 kg), and Hamideh Abbasali (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings. [14] [15]

Kumite
AthleteEventGroup stageSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Rank
Sajjad Ganjzadeh Men's +75 kg Flag of Croatia.svg  Kvesić  (CRO)
W 3–1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hamedi  (KSA)
D 0–0
Flag of the United States.svg  Irr  (USA)
W 6–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gaysinsky  (CAN)
W 2–1
1 QFlag of Turkey.svg  Aktaş  (TUR)
W 2–2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hamedi  (KSA)
W 4–0 HAN
Gold medal icon.svg
Sara Bahmanyar Women's −55 kg Flag of Turkey.svg  Özçelik  (TUR)
W 5–4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wen T-y  (TPE)
L 1–5
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Goranova  (BUL)
L 2–5
3Did not advance
Hamideh Abbasali Women's +61 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Matoub  (ALG)
W 4–0
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Quirici  (SUI)
L 0–4
Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdelaziz  (EGY)
W 9–7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong L  (CHN)
L 4–8
4Did not advance

Rowing

Iran qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. [16]

AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nazanin Malaei Women's single sculls 7:59.013 QFBye8:07.323 SA/B7:45.526 FB7:42.5711

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Iranian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. [17]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Javad Foroughi Men's 10 m air pistol 5805 Q244.8 OR Gold medal icon.svg
Mahyar Sedaghat Men's 10 m air rifle 629.19Did not advance
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions 116820
Fatemeh Karamzadeh Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 116322
Women's 10 m air rifle 624.923
Najmeh Khedmati Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions 116518
Hanieh Rostamian Women's 10 m air pistol 57610
Women's 25 m pistol 57728
Armina Sadeghian Women's 10 m air rifle 622.630
Mahyar Sedaghat
Najmeh Khedmati
Mixed 10 m air rifle team 624.915Did not advance
Javad Foroughi
Hanieh Rostamian
Mixed 10 m air pistol team 5758 Q3825Did not advance

Swimming

Iran received a‌n Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Matin Balsini Men's 200 m butterfly 1:59.97 NR 33Did not advance

Table tennis

Iran entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Nima Alamian scored a zonal-match triumph for Central Asia to book a men's singles spot at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar. [18]

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank
Nima Alamian Men's singles ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Drinkhall  (GBR)
L 1–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Iran entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Armin Hadipour (men's 58 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five, while Mirhashem Hosseini received a spare berth freed up by the 2019 World Grand Slam winner in the men's lightweight category (68 kg), as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the WT Olympic Rankings. On the women's side, Nahid Kiani scored a semifinal victory in the lightweight category (57 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Iranian taekwondo squad at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan. [19]

AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank
Armin Hadipour Men's −58 kg Flag of Colombia.svg  Ochoa  (COL)
W 22–19
Flag of Argentina.svg  Guzmán  (ARG)
L 6–26
Did not advance
Mirhashem Hosseini Men's −68 kg Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Huang Y-j  (TPE)
W 18–15
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Rashitov  (UZB)
L 22–34
Did not advanceFlag of South Korea.svg  Lee D-h  (KOR)
L 21–30
Did not advance7
Nahid Kiani Women's −57 kg Olympic flag.svg  Alizadeh  (EOR)
L 9–18
Did not advance

Volleyball

Indoor

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Rank
Iran men's Men's tournament Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
W 3–2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
W 3–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 0–3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 1–3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
L 2–3
5Did not advance

Men's tournament

Iran men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match and securing an outright berth at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, China. [20]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 11 July 2021. [21]

Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

Group play

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 541131443.5004353651.192 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 541111271.7144474111.088
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)53281091.1114374331.009
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5237991.0003963871.023
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 52369110.8184534600.985
6Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 50501150.0672813930.715
Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIVB
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
24 July 2021 (2021-07-24)
19:40
v
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK)
(25–18, 22–25, 22–25, 25–22, 21–23)
Results Statistics

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
09:00
v
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Susana Rodríguez (ESP)
(25–17, 25–20, 25–18)
Results Statistics

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
09:00
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Paulo Turci (BRA)
(25–16, 25–20, 25–22)
Results Statistics

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
19:40
v
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Denny Cespedes (DOM)
(30–28, 25–21, 21–25, 25–21)
Results Statistics

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
19:40
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ariake Arena, Tokyo
Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA)
(25–21, 20–25, 29–31, 25–22, 15–13)
Results Statistics

Weightlifting

Iran entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2017 world champion Ali Hashemi (men's 109 kg) and the reigning Asian champion Ali Davoudi (men's +109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ali Hashemi Men's –109 kg 1845228DNF184DNF
Ali Davoudi Men's +109 kg 20022412441Silver medal icon.svg

Wrestling

Iran qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57 and 86 kg), men's Greco-Roman (60, 77, and 130 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Iranian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [22] [23]

On February 19, 2020, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Iran in men's freestyle 125 kg, as a response to the doping violations on the Syrian and Uzbek wrestler at the World Championships. [24]

Key:

Freestyle
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank
Reza Atri Men's −57 kg Flag of Turkey.svg  Atlı  (TUR)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Bekhbayar  (MGL)
W 3–1 PP
Olympic flag.svg  Uguev  (ROC)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Gilman  (USA)
L 1–3 PP
5
Morteza Ghiasi Men's −65 kg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Dakhlaoui  (TUN)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of India.svg  Punia  (IND)
L 0–5 VT
Did not advance8
Mostafa Hosseinkhani Men's −74 kg Flag of the United States.svg  Dake  (USA)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance15
Hassan Yazdani Men's −86 kg Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Shapiev  (UZB)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Reichmuth  (SUI)
W 4–1 SP
Olympic flag.svg  Naifonov  (ROC)
W 3–1 PP
ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Taylor  (USA)
L 1–3 PP
Silver medal icon.svg
Mohammad Mohammadian Men's −97 kg Flag of Georgia.svg  Odikadze  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance13
Amir Hossein Zare Men's −125 kg Flag of Ukraine.svg  Khotsianivskyi  (UKR)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Shala  (KOS)
W 4–1 SP
Flag of Georgia.svg  Petriashvili  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Deng Zw  (CHN)
W 3–0 PO
Bronze medal icon.svg
Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alireza Nejati Men's −60 kg Flag of Armenia.svg  Melikyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10
Mohammad Reza Geraei Men's −67 kg Flag of Colombia.svg  Horta  (COL)
W 4–0 ST
Flag of Germany.svg  Stäbler  (GER)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Georgia.svg  Zoidze  (GEO)
W 3–1 PP
ByeFlag of Ukraine.svg  Nasibov  (UKR)
W 4–1 ST
Gold medal icon.svg
Mohammad Ali Geraei Men's −77 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Peña  (CUB)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Croatia.svg  Starčević  (CRO)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Hungary.svg  Lőrincz  (HUN)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Yabiku  (JPN)
L 1–4 SP
5
Mohammad Hadi Saravi Men's −97 kg Flag of Algeria.svg  Boudjemlin  (ALG)
W 4–0 ST
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Kiril Milov  (BUL)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Armenia.svg  Aleksanyan  (ARM)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Savolainen  (FIN)
W 3–1 PP
Bronze medal icon.svg
Amin Mirzazadeh Men's −130 kg Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim M-s  (KOR)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Cuba.svg  López  (CUB)
L 0–4 ST
Did not advanceFlag of Romania.svg  Alexuc-Ciurariu  (ROU)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Turkey.svg  Kayaalp  (TUR)
L 1–3 PP
5

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuania at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lithuania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Games in the post-Soviet era and tenth overall in Summer Olympic history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">India at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Olympic sporting event delegation

India competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India has appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1920, although it made its official debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The nation sent its largest-ever contingent of 126 competitors to the 2020 Games. To date, the 2020 Summer Olympics are the most successful Games for India since its first regular Olympics appearance in 1920, with Indian Olympians winning 7 medals. The Indian contingent participated in a record 69 events, and earned medals across 18 athletic disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slovakia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Slovakia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Slovakia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after gaining its independence from the former Czechoslovakia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era with its smallest representation ever.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bulgarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1924, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of Bulgaria's actions in World War II and the worldwide Great Depression and Soviet boycott, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuba at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Cuba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cuban delegation was their smallest since 1964, which coincidentally was also in Tokyo. It was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Summer Olympics. Cuba improved on its 2016 result, by winning 7 gold and 15 total medals after 5 and 11 in Rio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Romania at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Romania competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's participation started in 1900, Romanian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kazakhstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, and its most successful to date. The country won its third, fourth, and fifth ever medals, two golds and one silver, respectively, during the games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Tunisia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1960, Tunisian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armenia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Armenia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Morocco at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Morocco competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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