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Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

in Munich

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, West Germany

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. 50 competitors, all men, took part in 33 events in 7 sports.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women. There were a total number of 1324 participating athletes from 104 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	3		3
Boxing Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...	5		5
Cycling, Road Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...	4		4
Cycling, Track Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...	4		4
Fencing Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, eight events in fencing were contested. Men competed in both individual and team events for each of the three weapon types , but women competed only in foil events.-Men's events:...	2		2
Football Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...	19		19
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...	3		3
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	14		14
Total	50	0	50

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...		1		1
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...		1	1	2
Total	0	2	1	3

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Seresht is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.- Weightlifting achievements :...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. Two new weight classes were introduced at these Games , marking the first changes to the Olympic program since 1952...	Men's 56 kg
Rahim Aliabadi Rahim Aliabadi Rahim Aliabadi is an Iranian wrestler who won a silver medal in Greco-Roman at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:*...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg
Ebrahim Javadi Ebrahim Javadi Ebrahim Javadi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References: *...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics At the 1972 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were 10 weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and 10 classes in freestyle wrestling.- Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:-Participating nations:...	Men's freestyle 48 kg

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat			Second round			Semifinal			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Farhad Navvab	100 m Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 31 and September 1.-Heats:The top three runners in each of the nine heats and the next fastest four, advanced to the quarterfinal round.Heat one...	4	11.02	6	Did not advance								75
Reza Entezari	400 m Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 3 & 7 of September....	8	47.89	4	2	48.69	8	Did not advance					39
Reza Entezari	800 m	1	1:50.5	5	Did not advance						Did not advance		38

Athlete	Event	Qualifying round		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Teymour Ghiasi Teymour Ghiasi Teymour Ghiasi is an Iranian retired high jumper.Teymour Ghiasi set a new Asian record during the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran which earned him a Gold medal. He jumped 2.21 meters defeating Ni Zhiqin of China who was the unofficial world record holder with 2.29 meters. In Asian Games Ni Zhiqin...	High jump Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump The men's high jump field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 9 & 10. The top jumper of the previous year, world record holder and winner of the Pan American Games, was Pat Matzdorf from the United States. But in a surprise, he failed to make the US team, leaving the field...	2.12	25	Did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1/32 final	1/16 final	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Rank
Saeid Bashiri	54 kg	Bye	L 2–3	Did not advance		17
Jabbar Feli	57 kg	Bye	L 1–4	Did not advance		17
Hossein Eghmaz	60 kg	W	L 2–3	Did not advance		17
Nosrat Vakil Monfared	63.5 kg		L	Did not advance		17
Vartex Parsanian	67 kg	Bye	W 5–0	L	Did not advance	9

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Khosro Haghgosha Mohammad Taghi Khodavand Gholam Hossein Kouhi Behrouz Rahbar	Team time trial	2:34:30.7	32

Track

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	2nd round	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Gholam Hossein Kouhi	Sprint	L 11.30,	Did not advance					—
Behrouz Rahbar	Sprint	L 11.52,	Did not advance					—

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Behrouz Rahbar	1 km time trial					1:15.39	28
Khosro Haghgosha	Individual pursuit	5:22.98	25	Did not advance			25
Khosro Haghgosha Mohammad Taghi Khodavand Gholam Hossein Kouhi Behrouz Rahbar	Team pursuit	5:10.80	22	Did not advance			22

Fencing

Men

Athlete	Event	Eliminating round		1/8 final		1/4 final		Semifinal		Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Pools	Rank	Pools	Rank	Pools	Rank	Final	Rank
Pirouz Adamiat Pirouz Adamiat Pirouz Adamiat is an Iranian fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Individual épée Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...	L 4–5	Pool L 6	Did not advance							59
		L 2–5
		W 5–2
		L 2–5
		L 3–5
Ali Asghar Pashapour Ali Asghar Pashapour Ali Asghar Pashapour Alamdari is an Iranian fencer. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...	Individual épée Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's épée The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from September 4 to 6 1972. 71 fencers from 28 nations competed.-Results:...	L 3–5	Pool E 5	Did not advance							60
		L 3–5
		L 2–5
		L 3–5
		W 5–3
	Individual foil Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's foil The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 29 to 30 1972. 57 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...	L 1–5	Pool A 5	Did not advance							48
		W 5–3
		L 2–5
		L 2–5
		L 1–5

Football

Men

Squad list	Preliminary round		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Squad list	Group C	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Reza Ghoflsaz Ebrahim Ashtiani Ebrahim Ashtiani Ebrahim Ashtiani is a former Iranian football player. His son Ardalan Ashtiani is also a football player.Ashtiani won the Asia Cup in Thailand in 1972 as well as the football tournament of the Asian Games 1974 in Tehran... Jafar Kashani Jafar Kashani Jafar Kashani, born Jafar Ashraf Kashani on March 21, 1944 in Tehran, Iran is a retired Iranian football player. he was scouted by Dr.Abbas Ekrami, Shahin F.C.'s founder when he was only 16. After Shahin's dissolution he joined Persepolis F.C. and played until 1974 when he was captain... Majid Halvaei Akbar Kargarjam Parviz Ghelichkhani Parviz Ghelichkhani Parviz Ghelichkhani is an Azeri- Iranian retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine.-Club career:He played for Alborz F.C... Ali Parvin Ali Parvin Ali Parvin , born September 25, 1947 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian football player, coach and a current administrator. He is one of the most famous footballers ever to play in Iran, and is regarded as one of the best from Iran.-Club career:... Ali Jabbari Mohammad Sadeghi Mohammad Sadeghi Mohammad Sadeghi is a retired Iranian football player.-Club career:He played for Gomrok Ahvaz F.C., Pas F.C., Persepolis F.C. and Shahin F.C.. He was one of the key players of Pas winning the Iranian Takht Jamshid in 1977 and 1978, of Persepolis F.C... Safar Iranpak Safar Iranpak Safar Iranpak was an Iranian football striker who played for Persepolis and the Iran national football team. He was born in Masjed Soleyman.He died on January 30, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden from lung cancer.... Asghar Sharafi Gholam Vafakhah Javad Ghorab Mahmoud Khordbin Mahmoud Khordbin Mahmoud Khordbin is an Iranian retired football player. He is team manager of Persepolis since 1980.-Club career:... Mehdi Lari Lavasani Alireza Azizi Alireza Azizi Alireza Azizi born January 12, 1950 in Abadan is a retired Iranian footballer.He started his professional career in Homa, where he could reach the third place in the Iranian league in 1975. Afterwards he changed to Persepolis F.C., where he could win the Iranian championship in 1976 and reach the... Javad Allahverdi Javad Allahverdi Javad Allahverdi is a retired Iranian footballer. He is of Iranian Azeri ethnicity.- Club career :Allahverdi started his career playing for Taj F.C.. There he could win the Asian Championship Club Tournament in 1970; he also won the Iranian league in 1971 as well as the second place in 1974.After... Mehdi Monajati Mansour Rashidi Mansour Rashidi Mansour Rashidi is a Iranian football Goalkeeper who played for Iran in the 1976 Asian Cup and 1972 Summer Olympics.He also played for Taj.- Record at Olympic Games :- Honours :Asian Cup:-External links:... Coach: Mohammad Ranjbar Mohammad Ranjbar Mohammad Ranjbar was an Iranian footballer and coach. Ranjbar played for Esteghlal and PAS Tehran. He was a member and captain of Iran national football team. He was also head coach of national team in 1972.-Early years:...	L 0–5	3	Did not advance			9
	L 0–4
	W 1–0

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mohammad Reza Nasehi	52 kg	~~95.0~~	~~90.0~~	~~120.0~~	~~305.0~~
Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Mohammad Nassiri Seresht is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.- Weightlifting achievements :...	56 kg	127.5	100.0	142.5	370.0
Nasrollah Dehnavi	67.5 kg	150.0	125.0	160.0	435.0	5

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7 / Final	Rank
Ebrahim Javadi Ebrahim Javadi Ebrahim Javadi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References: *...	48 kg	D Points	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Superiority	W Points			W Points
	48 kg	D Points		W Superiority	W Points			L Points
Mohammad Ghorbani	52 kg	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not appear	Did not advance					24
Ramezan Kheder	57 kg	W Points	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Points	L Points	L Points	Did not advance	7
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Seyed Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi was an Iranian wrestler who won a bronze medal in freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics.Seyed-Abbasi died at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of 16 March 2004 in Iranmehr Hospital in Gholhak, Tehran from cancer.-References:* *...	62 kg	W Superiority	W Points	W Superiority	W Superiority	L Points	Did not appear	Did not advance	5
Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed Abdollah Movahed Ardabili is an Iranian wrestler who competed in freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Like his counterpart Habibi, he came from Mazandaran Province....	68 kg	W Superiority	Did not appear	Did not advance				Did not advance	25
Mansour Barzegar Mansour Barzegar Mansour Barzegar is an Iranian wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References: *...	74 kg	Bye	W Superiority	D Points	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance		5
Ali Hajiloo	82 kg	D Points	W Points	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance				13
Reza Khorrami	90 kg	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Points	W Points	L Points	D Points	Did not advance		5
Abolfazl Anvari	100 kg	W Points	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance		Did not advance	7
Moslem Eskandar-Filabi	+100 kg	W Superiority	L Points	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Points	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...		Did not advance	4

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 7 / Final	Rank
Rahim Aliabadi Rahim Aliabadi Rahim Aliabadi is an Iranian wrestler who won a silver medal in Greco-Roman at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:*...	48 kg	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Points	L Superiority	W Superiority	L Points
	48 kg			W Points	L Superiority	W Superiority	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...
Mehdi Houryar	52 kg	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Points	Did not advance			Did not advance	15
Firouz Alizadeh	57 kg	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not appear	Did not advance				28
Mohammad Dalirian	68 kg	W Points	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance			15

External links

National Olympic Committee of Iran - 1972 Summer Olympics Results for Iran

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