Iran at the Asian Games

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Iran at the
Asian Games
Flag of Iran.svg
IOC code IRI
NOC National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
192
Silver
202
Bronze
217
Total
611
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Iran first participated at the Asian Games in 1951, and has sent athletes to compete in every Asian Games since then, except for 1954, 1962 and 1978. [1] [2]

Contents

The National Olympic Committee for Iran is the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and was founded in 1947. [3]

Iran's best performance was in 1974, when the country hosted the event in Tehran, it ranked second with 36 gold, 28 silver and 17 bronze medals. [4]

Medals by games

Asian Games

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Iran Ranks in Various Asian Games
Iran Gold Medals Count in Various Asian Games Iran in Asian Games Gold Medals Chart.jpg
Iran Gold Medals Count in Various Asian Games
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Iran Total Medals Count in Various Asian Games
Total Medals Count won by Iranian Female Athletes in Various Asian Games Events Iran in Asian Games Womens Total Medals Chart.jpg
Total Medals Count won by Iranian Female Athletes in Various Asian Games Events
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of India.svg 1951 New Delhi 862163
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg 1954 Manila did not participate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1958 Tokyo 71411324
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1962 Jakarta did not participate
Flag of Thailand.svg 1966 Bangkok 6817316
Flag of Thailand.svg 1970 Bangkok 977234
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1974 Tehran 362817812
Flag of Thailand.svg 1978 Bangkok did not participate
Flag of India.svg 1982 New Delhi 444127
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1986 Seoul 6610224
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1990 Beijing 468185
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1994 Hiroshima 998266
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Bangkok 101113347
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2002 Busan 814143610
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Doha 111522486
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Guangzhou 201524594
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Incheon 211818575
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 202022626
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Hangzhou 132120547
Total1922022176114

Asian Winter Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1986 Sapporo did not participate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1990 Sapporo 0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1996 Harbin 0000
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 1999 Kangwon 0000
Flag of Japan.svg 2003 Aomori 0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2007 Changchun 0000
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2011 Astana–Almaty 01236
Flag of Japan.svg 2017 Sapporo 0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025 Harbin 0000
Total01239

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 Bangkok 3521011
Flag of Macau.svg 2007 Macau 449178
Flag of Thailand.svg 2009 Bangkok did not participate
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 Hanoi 171513455
Flag of South Korea.svg 2013 Incheon 362116
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2017 Ashgabat 3623591183
Total6353852017

Asian Beach Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2008 Bali 0000
Flag of Oman.svg 2010 Muscat 002221
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2012 Haiyang 20027
Flag of Thailand.svg 2014 Phuket 9148314
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2016 Da Nang 966214
Total202016566

Asian Youth Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Singapore.svg 2009 Singapore 132 6 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2013 Nanjing 062 8 20
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2025 Manama 221836 76 4
Total232740906

Medals by sport

Asian Games

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Aquatics, Diving 0134
Aquatics, Water polo 1012
Archery 1023
Athletics 13161039
Basketball 0235
Basketball, 3x3 0011
Board games, Chess 1012
Boxing 5112642
Canoeing, Slalom 0011
Canoeing, Sprint 15814
Cycling, Mountain bike 0011
Cycling, Road 35614
Cycling, Track 25815
Equestrian 0011
Fencing 36918
Football 4217
Gymnastics, Artistic 0101
Handball 0112
Judo 181120
Kabaddi 2428
Karate 15111238
Kurash 2439
Pencak silat 0011
Roller sports, Freestyle 0101
Rowing 25512
Shooting 1449
Sport climbing 2002
Table tennis 0055
Taekwondo 14172354
Tennis 0224
Volleyball 3328
Weightlifting 33312084
Wrestling 744437155
Wushu 913729
Total192202217611

Asian Winter Games

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ski orienteering 0112
Skiing, Alpine 0011
Total0123

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
3x3 basketball 1001
Board games, Chess1236
Cue sports1326
Cycling, Track1113
Equestrian0011
Esports2237
Futsal 5117
Indoor archery3148
Indoor athletics 55717
Indoor hockey 1001
Ju-jitsu1225
Kabaddi0314
Kickboxing74516
Kurash45615
Muaythai76619
Pencak silat0213
Sambo0033
Sepak takraw0011
Short course swimming 1113
Sport climbing0011
Taekwondo72413
Vovinam1337
Weightlifting1124
Wrestling93416
Wrestling, Alysh111012
Wrestling, Belt0189
Wrestling, Pahlavani3003
Wrestling, Turkmen goresh0156
Wushu1304
Total635385201

Asian Beach Games

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Aquatics, Beach water polo0101
Beach athletics2316
Beach kabaddi 2013
Beach kurash3328
Beach sambo0224
Beach sepak takraw0022
Beach soccer 2013
Beach volleyball0101
Beach wrestling5106
Bodybuilding1102
Footvolley0101
Ju-jitsu0336
Muaythai3216
Pencak silat0112
Vocotruyen2114
Vovinam0011
Total20201656

Asian Youth Games

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
3x3 basketball 0202
Athletics15410
Beach Wrestling2204
Boxing0246
Esports0011
Football 0112
Futsal 1102
Handball 1001
Judo1056
Kabaddi 0202
Kurash 0224
Mixed Martial Arts4127
Muay2259
Pencak Silat 0011
Shooting0101
Swimming2002
Table Tennis0011
Taekwondo 33612
Volleyball 2002
Weightlifting1269
Wrestling3126
Total23274090

West Asian Games

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Iran.svg 1997 Tehran 6337561561
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2002 Kuwait City 91116363
Flag of Qatar.svg 2005 Doha 202516613
Total9273882531
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Aquatics, Diving2237
Aquatics, Swimming661123
Athletics 15182255
Badminton33612
Basketball 1001
Boxing72312
Fencing79925
Football1113
Gymnastics26513
Handball0101
Judo3216
Karate1171129
Shooting55717
Table tennis3238
Taekwondo6118
Tennis3025
Volleyball0101
Weightlifting83112
Wrestling94215
Total927388253

Multiple gold medalists

This is a list of multiple Asian Games gold medalists for Iran, listing people who have won at least three medals including at least two gold medals.

Athletes in bold are still active.

AthleteSportAsian GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Mohammad Nassiri Weightlifting 1966–19744105
Ehsan Haddadi Athletics 2006–20224105
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi Wrestling 1966–19744004
Reza Soukhtehsaraei Wrestling 1974–19903104
Mohammad Mousavi Volleyball 2010–20223104
Mohsen Mohammadseifi Wushu 2010–20223104
Houshang Kargarnejad Weightlifting 1970–19743014
Behdad Salimi Weightlifting 2010–20183003
Alireza Heidari Wrestling 1998–20063003
Reza Yazdani Wrestling 2006–20143003
Jalal Keshmiri Athletics 1966–19742316
Hassan Arianfard Cycling 1970–19742114
Jasem Vishkaei Karate 2002–20102103
Akbar Shokrollahi Weightlifting 19742103
Ali Vali Weightlifting 19742103
Saeid Marouf Volleyball 2010–20182103
Teymour Ghiasi Athletics 1966–19742013
Hossein Rezazadeh Weightlifting 1998–20062013

List of flag bearers

Event yearFlag bearerSport
1951 Ahmad Ordoubadi Weightlifting
1958 Mahmoud Namjoo Weightlifting
1966 Mansour Mehdizadeh Wrestling
1970 Mohammad Nassiri Weightlifting
1974 Moslem Eskandar-Filabi Wrestling
1982 Reza Soukhtehsaraei Wrestling
1986 Reza Soukhtehsaraei Wrestling
1990 Alireza Lorestani Wrestling
1994 Amir Reza Khadem Wrestling
1998 Zahra Mahroughi Shooting
2002 Ali Daei Football
2006 Hossein Rezazadeh Weightlifting
2010 Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Basketball
2014 Behdad Salimi Weightlifting
2018 Elaheh Ahmadi Shooting
2022 Javad Foroughi
Nahid Kiani
Shooting
Taekwondo

References

  1. Olympic Council of Asia
  2. "Asian Games: Iran and China win team competitions" . Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. "Iran Olympic Committee" . Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. "1974 Tehran Asian Games". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2023.