Iran at the 1986 Asian Games
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Iran
participated in the 1986 Asian Games
held in the capital city of Seoul
. This country is ranked 4th with 6 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.
Men's Greco-Roman
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...
participated in the 1986 Asian Games
1986 Asian Games
The 10th Asian Games were held from September 20, 1986 to October 5, 1986 in Seoul, South Korea. The city was supposed to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighboring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand...
held in the capital city of Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. This country is ranked 4th with 6 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.
Medal table
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Judo Judo at the 1986 Asian Games The Judo competition at the 1986 Asian Games was hold at Saemaul Sports Hall and contested in eight weight classes, for only men. This is first competition of Judo for Asian Games.-Men's events:- Medals table :... |
1 | 1 | ||
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | ||
| Wrestling | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Zangi-Abadi | Cycling (Track) | Men's 30 km points race | |
| Ebrahim Ghaderi Ebrahim Ghaderi Ebrahim Ghaderi is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won the first gold medal in Taekwondo for Iran at the Asian Games 1986.-References:... |
Taekwondo | Men's bantamweight –58 kg | |
| Majid Torkan Majid Torkan Majid Torkan is an Iranian freestyle wrestler in Flyweight class, who won the gold medal by World Championship 1990. Like his fellow Iranian wrestlers in 1980's his sport career was affected by not participation of Iran at the Olympic Games 1984 and World Championships 1986 Budapest and 1987... |
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg | |
| Askari Mohammadian Askari Mohammadian Askari Mohammadian is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic silver medals in 1988 and 1992.-References:*... |
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | |
| Alireza Soleimani Alireza Soleimani Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei is a famous Iranian super heavyweight freestyle wrestler born in Tehran. He is the first and still the only Iranian who won the gold medal in super heavyweight class at the World Championship 1989 against Bruce Baumgartner. He was the flag bearer of the Iranian Olympic... |
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 130 kg | |
| Reza Soukhteh Saraei Reza Soukhteh Saraei Reza Soukhteh Saraei is a famous Iranian super heavyweight wrestler. Soukhteh Saraei was famous for competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He was threetimes flag bearer and gold medalist at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Asian Games... |
Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| Ali Hajipour Ali Hajipour Ali Hajipour is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won the silver medal in Taekwando for Iran at the Asian Games 1986.-References:http://www.geocities.com/armtkd/asia.htm... |
Taekwondo | Men's lightweight –70 kg | |
| Yaghoub Najafi Jouybari | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | |
| Allahmorad Zarrini | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | |
| Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi is an Iranian light heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Kermanshah. He is the brother of Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi, who is also a renowned wrestler... |
Wrestling | Men's freestyle 90 kg | |
| Abdolkarim Kakahaji | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | |
| Reza Andouz | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | |
| Mehrdad Afsharian | Cycling (Track) | Men's 4 km individual pursuit | |
| Morteza Khodadadi | Judo Judo at the 1986 Asian Games The Judo competition at the 1986 Asian Games was hold at Saemaul Sports Hall and contested in eight weight classes, for only men. This is first competition of Judo for Asian Games.-Men's events:- Medals table :... |
Men's –60 kg | |
| Darab Riahi | Weightlifting | Men's 90 kg | |
| Mehdi Rezvani | Weightlifting | Men's +110 kg | |
| Akbar Fallah | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 62 kg | |
| Ali Akbarnejad | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 68 kg | |
| Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 82 kg | |
| Kazem Gholami | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 100 kg | |
| Ahad Javansaleh | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | |
| Fereidoun Behnampour | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg |
Water polo
Men| Squad list | Round robin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Yaghouti Ali Moheb Davoud Reza Soltani Hassan-Ali Shahidi Abdolnasser Hardani Hamid Shab-Angiz Farshad Molatalab Gholamreza Soleimani Mehrdad Saleh Gholam Hossein Nasim Hossein Rezaei Mehrzad Eidipour Coach: Mansour Garrousi |
W 6–4 |
4 |
W 15–4 |
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L 6–10 |
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D 8–8 |
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L 3–21 |
Athletics
Men| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Ardeshir Ghandoumi | High jump | 2.05 | 7 |
- Mohammad Ali Mohammadi
- Abdolsaheb Khoshikaran
Cycling
Men| Athlete | Event | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrdad Afsharian | 4 km individual pursuit | 4:55:38 |  |
| Ali Zangi-Abadi | 30 km points race | 34 pts |  |
- Ezzatollah Mazaheri
- Saeid Zareeian
- Siamak Safarzadeh
- Mehrdad Safarzadeh
- Abolghasem Rahmanian
- Mohammad Reza Bajoul
Football
Men| Squad list | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group D | Rank | |||||
| Ahmad Sajjadi Asghar Hajiloo Asghar Hajiloo Asghar Hajiloo is a Iranian football Defender who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :... Shahin Bayani Shahin Bayani Shanin Bayani is a Iranian football Defender who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*... Mohammad Panjali Mohammad Panjali Seyed Mohammad Panjali Qomi is retired Iranian footballer and a football coach. He played for Bargh Tehran, Fath Tehran, F.C. Aboomoslem, Persepolis FC and the Iran national football team, where he made 45 appearances. He usually played in the defender position.-References:... Shahrokh Bayani Shahrokh Bayani Shahrock Bayani is a Iranian football Midfielder who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:*... Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Majid Namjoo-Motlagh is a former Iranian football player and now manager.-International career:Namjoo-Moltagh debuted for the Iran national football team on May 28, 1986 in a friendly match against China in Beijing. He made 45 appearances for Iran from 1986 to 1997.-Managerial... Nasser Mohammadkhani Zia Arabshahi Zia Arabshahi Seyed Zia Arabshahi is a retired Iranian football midfielder. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.-Club career:At the age of 16, he joined Pas Tehran. After three years he was transferred to Persepolis FC, where he played for several seasons until 1990.-International career:He... Mehdi Abtahi Karim Bavi Karim Bavi Karim Bavi is a retired Iranian footballer. He was one of the most successful strikers of the Iran national football team despite his short playing career.-Club career:... Hamid Derakhshan Hamid Derakhshan Hamid Derakhshan is a retired Iranian football player and now manager. He was a midfielder for a number of clubs, most notably Persepolis F.C. as well as the Iran national football team.-Club career:Derakhshan started his club career with Persepolis F.C.... Gholamreza Fath-Abadi Gholamreza Fath-Abadi Gholamreza Fath-Abadi is a Iranian football Forward who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Persepolis.- International Records :... Farshad Pious Farshad Pious Farshad Pious is a retired Iranian football player who was a striker for a number of clubs in Iran, most notably Persepolis F.C., as well as Iran national football team.-Club career:... Abdolali Changiz Abdolali Changiz Abdolali Changiz is a Iranian football Forward who played for Iran in the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for Esteghlal.- International Records :-External links:**... Morteza Yekkeh Hossein Mesgar-Saravi Majid Rezaei Morteza Fonounizadeh Siamak Rahimpour Sirous Ghayeghran Sirous Ghayeghran Sirous Ghayeghran was a famous Iranian footballer and former captain of Iran national football team. He is notably referred as the legendary player of Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club, and is one of the most popular icons in the city of Bandar Anzali.-Club career:He played most of his club... Coach: Parviz Dehdari Parviz Dehdari Parviz Dehdari was an Iranian football player and coach.-Early life:He was born on 21 March 1935 in Shiraz from an Abadani family. His family moved back to Abadan after his birth. He was grew in Abadan and began football in 1946.-Playing career:He initially to Jam Abadan in 1953... |
W 2–0 |
2 Q | L 1–1, 4–5 Pen |
Did not advance | 5 | |
W 4–0 |
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L 0–1 |
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W 6–0 |
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Handball
Men| Squad list | Round robin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ghasem Shaabanpour Majid Soleimani Hossein Esmaeilzadeh Masoud Fatehi Abolfazl Ahmadi Mohsen Taheri Ezzatollah Razmgar Mostafa Baghal Ali Souri Keivan Sadeghi Mohammad Reza Hosseinzadeh Asadollah Reihani Coach: Khosrow Nassiri |
L 16–38 |
5 |
L 11–35 |
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L 24–46 |
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L 17–48 |
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W 22–18 |
Judo
Men| Athlete | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morteza Khodadadi | –60 kg | |
- Jahangir Ghourkhanji
- Mehdi Seilpour
- Azim Ganji
Taekwondo
Men| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manouchehr Nazari Manouchehr Nazari Manouchehr Nazari is a retired International Football Referee, who has worked with both FIFA and AFC, as well as the head of the Iranian Football Referees Committee.... |
Flyweight –54 kg | Did not advance | EL | |
| Ebrahim Ghaderi Ebrahim Ghaderi Ebrahim Ghaderi is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won the first gold medal in Taekwondo for Iran at the Asian Games 1986.-References:... |
Bantamweight –58 kg | W |
W |
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| Mohammad Ali Ghaderi | Featherweight –64 kg | Did not advance | EL | |
| Ali Hajipour Ali Hajipour Ali Hajipour is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who won the silver medal in Taekwando for Iran at the Asian Games 1986.-References:http://www.geocities.com/armtkd/asia.htm... |
Lightweight –70 kg | W |
L |
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| Hassan Zahedi | Welterweight –76 kg | Did not advance | EL | |
Weightlifting
Men| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Talebi | 67.5 kg | 287.5 | 5 |
| Ardeshir Bahmanyar | 82.5 kg | 312.5 | 4 |
| Rasoul Javid-Asa | 82.5 kg | No mark | |
| Abdollah Fatemi | 90 kg | 330 | 4 |
| Darab Riahi | 90 kg | 330 | |
| Siamak Bejand | 100 kg | No mark | |
| Ali Moradi | 100 kg | 345 | 6 |
| Aziz Hosseini | 110 kg | 312.5 | 7 |
| Mehdi Rezvani | +110 kg | 345 | |
Wrestling
Men's freestyle| Athlete | Event | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majid Torkan Majid Torkan Majid Torkan is an Iranian freestyle wrestler in Flyweight class, who won the gold medal by World Championship 1990. Like his fellow Iranian wrestlers in 1980's his sport career was affected by not participation of Iran at the Olympic Games 1984 and World Championships 1986 Budapest and 1987... |
48 kg | W 12–0 |
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| Yaghoub Najafi Jouybari | 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... |
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| Askari Mohammadian Askari Mohammadian Askari Mohammadian is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic silver medals in 1988 and 1992.-References:*... |
57 kg | W |
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| Akbar Fallah | 62 kg | 3rd place match W 12–1 |
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| Ali Akbarnejad | 68 kg | 3rd place match W |
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| Allahmorad Zarrini | 74 kg | L |
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| Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi | 82 kg | 3rd place match W 9–1 |
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| Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi Mohammad Hassan Mohebbi is an Iranian light heavyweight freestyle wrestler from Kermanshah. He is the brother of Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi, who is also a renowned wrestler... |
90 kg | L |
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| Kazem Gholami | 100 kg | 3rd place match W |
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| Alireza Soleimani Alireza Soleimani Alireza Soleimani Karbalaei is a famous Iranian super heavyweight freestyle wrestler born in Tehran. He is the first and still the only Iranian who won the gold medal in super heavyweight class at the World Championship 1989 against Bruce Baumgartner. He was the flag bearer of the Iranian Olympic... |
130 kg | W |
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Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morteza Papinia | 48 kg | 3rd place match L 6–13 |
4 |
| Abdolkarim Kakahaji | 52 kg | L 4–8 |
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| Hossein Niknejad | 57 kg | Did not advance | 5 |
| Ahad Javansaleh | 62 kg | 3rd place match W |
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| Abdollah Chamangoli | 68 kg | 3rd place match L |
4 |
| Reza Andouz | 74 kg | L |
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| Fereidoun Behnampour | 82 kg | 3rd place match W |
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| Hassan Babak | 90 kg | 3rd place match L |
4 |
| Mohammad Azizian | 100 kg | Did not advance | 6 |
| Reza Soukhteh Saraei Reza Soukhteh Saraei Reza Soukhteh Saraei is a famous Iranian super heavyweight wrestler. Soukhteh Saraei was famous for competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He was threetimes flag bearer and gold medalist at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 Asian Games... |
130 kg | W 4–0 |
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