Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Website | www |
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
Flag bearers (opening) | Atefeh Ahmadi Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki |
Flag bearer (closing) | Volunteer |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. [1] [2]
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]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cross country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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]
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Atefeh Ahmadi | Women's slalom | 1:11.88 | 57 | DNF |
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male cross-country skier. [11]
Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
Danial Saveh Shemshaki | Men's 15 km classical | 47:26.0 | +9:31.2 | 84 |
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