Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Iran at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Iran
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
Competitors	3 (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)
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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 man 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.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross country skiing	1	0	1
Total	2	1	3

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Atefeh Ahmadi	Women's slalom	1:11.88	57	DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Danial Saveh Shemshaki	Men's 15 km classical	47:26.0	+9:31.2	84

References

1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "Iran to send three skiers to 2022 Winter Olympics". Tehran Times . Tehran, Iran. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
4. "معرفی پرچمداران المپیک زمستانی و هدیه سفیر چین به ایران+عکس" [Introducing the flagships of the Winter Olympics and the gift of the Chinese ambassador to Iran]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). Tehran, Iran. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
5. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
7. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
9. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
10. "Winter Olympics: Iranian first to test positive for doping in Beijing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
11. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.