Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Iran at the
2022 Winter 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 Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening) Atefeh Ahmadi
Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki
Flag bearer (closing) Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Iran's team consisted of two athletes (one men and one woman) competing in alpine skiing disciplines [3] and cross-country skiing. On January 23, 2022, alpine skiers Atefeh Ahmadi and Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki were named as the Iranian flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [4] [5] [6] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. [7] [8]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross country skiing 101
Total213

Alpine skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male and one female alpine skier. [9] On 10 February 2022, Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and did not compete in any events. [10]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Atefeh Ahmadi Women's slalom 1:11.8857DNF

Cross-country skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male cross-country skier. [11]

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Danial Saveh Shemshaki Men's 15 km classical 47:26.0+9:31.284

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References

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