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Athletes from 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 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

in Sydney

Sydney

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, Australia

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Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, 32 swimming events were contested, between September 15–23, 2000. There was a total of 954 participants from 150 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men:...	1		1
Athletics Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...	1		1
Boxing Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...	5		5
Canoeing, Sprint Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...	1		1
Cycling, Road Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics, 3 different Bicycle racing disciplines were contested: Road cycling, Track cycling, and Mountain biking.-Medal table:-Road cycling:-Track cycling:MenWomen-Mountain biking:-References:*...	2		2
Equestrian Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Equestrian Events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions.-Medals:-Event Summary:-Riders:Imtiaz AneesDavid O'Connor Andrew HoyMark Todd...	1		1
Judo Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	3		3
Shooting Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 2000 Summer Olympics were carried out at the Sydney International Shooting Centre in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia during the first week of the Games, from Saturday 16 September 2000 to Saturday 23 September 2000....		1	1
Table tennis Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	1		1
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...	2		2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...	6		6
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...	11		11
Total	34	1	35

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...			1	1
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...	2			2
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...	1			1
Total	3	0	1	4

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Hossein Tavakkoli	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...	Men's 105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 105 kg The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass...
Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...	Men's +105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg The Men's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the heaviest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, for lifters over 105 kilograms of body mass...
Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to a severe shoulder...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. The freestyle competitions were held from September 28 to October 1, and the...	Men's freestyle 58 kg
Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics Taekwondo was contested as an official sport at the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. It had previously been a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992. Medals were awarded in four weight classes each for men and women...	Men's 68 kg

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hamid Reza Mobarrez	100 m freestyle	54.12	65	Did not advance

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Mehdi Jelodarzadeh	800 m	6	1:47.91	6	Did not advance					35

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Quarterfinal	Rank
Mohammad Rahim Rahimi	51 kg	L Walkover Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Did not advance		—
Bijan Batmani	57 kg	L	Did not advance		17
Anoushiravan Nourian	63.5 kg	L Walkover Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Did not advance		—
Babak Moghimi	67 kg	L 5–15	Did not advance		17
Rouhollah Hosseini	91 kg		L 6–11	Did not advance	9

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat			Semifinal			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Nader Eivazi Nader Eivazi Nader Eivazi Khiarak is an Iranian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he was eliminated in the heats of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...	K1 500 m	3	1:49.306	8	Did not advance					29
	K1 1000 m	2	3:59.767	8	Did not advance					31

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Hossein Askari Hossein Askari Hossein Askari is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Career highlights:20022004...	Road race	Did not finish
Ahad Kazemi	Road race	Did not finish

Equestrian

Jumping

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualifier					Final round A		Final round B
Athlete	Horse	Event	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank
Ali Nilforoushan	Campione	Individual	18.50	12.00	20.00	50.50	56	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Arash Miresmaeili	66 kg	Bye	L 0001–0110	Bye	Repechage W 1001–0000	Repechage W 1001–0001	Repechage W 1000–0000	3rd place match L 0010–0010	5
Kazem Sarikhani	81 kg	Bye	W 1001–0011	W 0200–0013	L 0001–1012	Repechage W 1100–0101	Repechage L 0000–1000	Did not advance	7
Mahmoud Miran Mahmoud Miran Seyed Mahmoud Reza Miran Fashandi more known as Mahmoud Miran is an Iranian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Dennis van der Geest of the Netherlands.He lost in the first round of 100 kg...	+100 kg	Bye	L 0001–0001	Did not advance					20

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Manijeh Kazemi	10 m air pistol	362	43	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Group round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Groups	Rank	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Majid Ehteshamzadeh	Singles	L 0–3 4–21, 11–21, 5–21	Group J 3	Did not advance					49
Majid Ehteshamzadeh	Singles	L 0–3 19–21, 13–21, 13–21	Group J 3	Did not advance					49

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...	68 kg	W 5–2	W 3–0	L 3–5	Repechage W 6–5	3rd place match W 4–2
Majid Aflaki	80 kg	L 3–4	Did not advance				11

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mehdi Panzvan	62 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event is the second men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass...	140.0	162.5	302.5	5
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Mohammad Hossein Barkhah is a retired weightlifting champion in Iran. In 2003, while in Vancouver, Canada, at a competition, he twisted one of his arms while performing a snatch.- References :...	77 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg The Men's Middleweight Weightlifting Event is the fourth men's weight class event event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass...	No mark	—	—	—
Shahin Nassirinia Shahin Nassirinia Shahin Nassirinia is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.- References :*...	85 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg The Men's Light-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the fifth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass...	No mark	—	—	—
Kourosh Bagheri Kourosh Bagheri Kourosh Bagheri is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 94 kg weight class at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships.- References :*...	94 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 94 kg The Men's Middle-Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the sixth men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 94 kilograms of body mass...	187.5	215.0	402.5	4
Hossein Tavakkoli	105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 105 kg The Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the seventh men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass...	190.0	235.0	425.0
Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...	+105 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg The Men's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the heaviest men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, for lifters over 105 kilograms of body mass...	212.5 WR	260.0	472.5 WR

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Behnam Tayyebi	54 kg	W 3–2	Pool F 3	Did not advance			13
		L 0–7
		L 1–2
Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to a severe shoulder...	58 kg	W 10–0	Pool A 1	W 5–2	W 6–4	W 3–0
	58 kg	W 3–0	Pool A 1	W 5–2	W 6–4	W 3–0
Mohammad Talaei Mohammad Talaei Mohammad Talaei is an Iranian retired wrestler.-External links:*...	63 kg	W 5–4	Pool C 1	W 3–2	L 0–4	3rd place match L 2–12	4
	63 kg	W Walkover Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	Pool C 1	W 3–2	L 0–4	3rd place match L 2–12	4
Amir Tavakkolian Amir Tavakkolian Amir Tavakkolian is an Iranian wrestler.-References:*...	69 kg	W 5–4	Pool A 2	Did not advance			10
	69 kg	L 2–2	Pool A 2	Did not advance			10
Pejman Dorostkar	76 kg	W 3–0	Pool B 2	Did not advance			12
Pejman Dorostkar	76 kg	L 1–3	Pool B 2	Did not advance			12
Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	85 kg	W 5–3	Pool F 1	Bye	L 0–3	3rd place match L 1–4	4
		W 4–0
		W 5–3
Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....	97 kg	W 7–1	Pool B 1	L 0–1	Did not advance	5th place match L Walkover Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections...	6
	97 kg	W 6–1	Pool B 1	L 0–1	Did not advance		6
Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.-Achievements:...	130 kg	W 9–1	Pool F 1	Bye	L 0–3	3rd place match L 0–1	4
	130 kg	W 4–0	Pool F 1	Bye	L 0–3	3rd place match L 0–1	4

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Hassan Rangraz Hassan Rangraz Hassan Rangraz is an Iranian retired wrestler, He is a world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-References:*...	54 kg	W 8–2	Pool C 2	Did not advance			14
	54 kg	L 2–8	Pool C 2	Did not advance			14
Ali Ashkani	58 kg	W 5–1	Pool B 1	L 1–3	Did not advance	5th place match W 3–2	5
Ali Ashkani	58 kg	W 7–0	Pool B 1	L 1–3	Did not advance	5th place match W 3–2	5
Parviz Zeidvand	69 kg	L 0–5	Pool C 3	Did not advance			16
Parviz Zeidvand	69 kg	L 1–2	Pool C 3	Did not advance			16

External links

International Olympic Committee Web Site

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