Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. This was for the first time after the Iranian Revolution of 1979 that Iran had a female athlete in its team. Wrestler Rasoul Khadem won the nation's first Olympic Games gold medal in 28 years since Mexico City 1968.
| Iran at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 18 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lida Fariman |
| Medals Ranked 43rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Swimming | 1 | 1 | |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | |
| Boxing | 4 | 4 | |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | |
| Wrestling | 10 | 10 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | 18 |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Rasoul Khadem | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 90 kg |
 Silver |
Abbas Jadidi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 100 kg |
 Bronze |
Amir Reza Khadem | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 82 kg |
Results by event
editAquatics
editSwimming
edit- Men[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hamed Rezakhani | 1500 m freestyle | 17:22.86 | 33 | Did not advance | |
Athletics
edit- Men[2]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Hamid Sajjadi | 10000 m | 1 | 29:22.65 | 20 | Did not advance | 35 | |
Boxing
edit- Men[3]
| Athlete | Event | 1/16 elimination | 1/8 elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babak Moghimi | 63.5 kg |  Suslekov (BUL)W 11–3 |
 Legras (SEY)W 16–7 |
 Niyazymbetov (KAZ)L 8–13 |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Kourosh Molaei | 75 kg |  Wells (USA)L 7–24 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Ayoub Pourtaghi | 81 kg |  Mandengue (FRA)L 9–21 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Mohammad Reza Samadi | +91 kg |  Dokiwari (NGR)L RSCI |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
Judo
edit- Men[4]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Reza Ghomi | 71 kg | Bye |  Núñez (CRC)W Hansukomake |
 Kwak (KOR)L Ippon |
Repechage Kouassi (CIV)W Shido |
Repechage Shturbabin (UZB)L Ippon |
Did not advance | 9 | |
Shooting
edit- Women[5]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Lida Fariman | 10 m air rifle | 379 | 46 | Did not advance | ||
Wrestling
edit- Men's freestyle[6]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gholamreza Mohammadi | 52 kg |  Varela (CUB)W 4–0 |
Legrand (FRA) W 5–0 |
Bye |  Abdullayev (AZE)L 0–10 |
Repechage Mongush (RUS)L 1–3 |
5th place match Topaktaş (TUR)W 4–2 |
5 | |
| Mohammad Talaei | 57 kg | Abdullayev (AZE) W 4–1 |
 Guzov (BLR)L 3–5 |
Repechage Puerto (CUB) W 5–0 |
Repechage Umakhanov (RUS) W 1–0 |
Repechage Zakhartdinov (UZB) W 4–2 |
Repechage Ri (PRK)L Fall |
5th place match Trstena (MKD)L 3–4 |
6 |
| Abbas Hajkenari | 62 kg | Brands (USA) L 0–3 |
Repechage Nieves (PUR)L 3–8 |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
| Akbar Fallah | 68 kg | Fadzaev (UZB) L 2–2 |
Repechage Oziti (NGR) W 1–0 |
Repechage Weiss (AUS)W 5–0 |
Repechage Sánchez (CUB) L 1–3 |
Did not advance | 10 | ||
| Issa Momeni | 74 kg | Saitiev (RUS) L 0–8 |
Repechage Loizidis (GRE)W 3–0 |
Repechage Rodríguez (CUB) L 1–4 |
Did not advance | 16 | |||
| Amir Reza Khadem | 82 kg |  Gogolishvili (GEO)W 3–0 |
Khinchagov (UZB) W 1–0 |
Bye | Magomedov (RUS) L 0–4 |
Repechage Ibragimov (AZE) W 3–0 |
3rd place match Öztürk (TUR) W 0–0 |
| |
| Rasoul Khadem | 90 kg | Kodei (NGR) W 6–1 |
Bayramukov (KAZ) W 4–3 |
Bye |  Tedeyev (UKR)W 3–0 |
Khadartsev (RUS) W 3–0 |
| ||
| Abbas Jadidi | 100 kg | Magomedov (AZE) W 4–0 |
Khabelov (RUS) W 4–0 |
Bye |  Garmulewicz (POL)W 4–1 |
Angle (USA) L 1–1 |
| ||
| Ebrahim Mehraban | 130 kg |  Singh (GBR)W 6–2 |
 Gombos (HUN)L 0–3 |
Repechage Kovalevsky (KGZ)L 2–3 |
Did not advance | 12 | |||
- Men's Greco-Roman[7]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahad Pazaj | 62 kg | Marén (CUB) L 2–5 |
Bye | Repechage Petrenko (BLR) W Fall |
Repechage Pirim (TUR) L 0–4 |
Did not advance | 11 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 171–174. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 315. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 362. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 439–443. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ^ "Olympic Report Atlanta 1996 Volume III: The Competition Results" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 445. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2011.