Iran at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Iran at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	IRI
NPC	I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ir
in Sydney
Competitors	40 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Morad Ali Shirani
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 12 Silver 4 Bronze 7 Total 23
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Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia.

Competitors[]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3		3
Athletics	11	1	12
Powerlifting	7		7
Shooting	3	3	6
Volleyball	12		12
Total	36	4	40

Medal summary[]

Medal table[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	9	1	5	15
Powerlifting	1	3	1	5
Shooting	1		1	2
Volleyball	1			1
Total	12	4	7	23

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold		Athletics	Men's shot put F52
Gold	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's shot put F54
Gold		Athletics	Men's discus throw F52
Gold	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's discus throw F53
Gold	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's discus throw F54
Gold	Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar	Athletics	Men's discus throw F56
Gold	Aref Khosravinia	Athletics	Men's discus throw F57
Gold	Avaz Azmoudeh	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F54
Gold	Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57
Gold	Amrollah Dehghani	Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg
Gold		Shooting	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Gold		Volleyball	Men's sitting
Silver		Athletics	Men's discus throw F56
Silver		Powerlifting	Men's 56 kg
Silver		Powerlifting	Men's 75 kg
Silver		Powerlifting	Men's 82.5 kg
Bronze		Athletics	Men's shot put F37
Bronze		Athletics	Men's discus throw F36
Bronze	Vahab Saalabi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F42
Bronze		Athletics	Men's javelin throw F52
Bronze	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F53
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 67.5 kg
Bronze		Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol SH1

Results by event[]

Archery[]

Men's recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		1/16 final	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Score	Rank
	Individual standing	549	16 Q	Marquez (ESP) W 141–125	(UKR) L 148–154	Did not advance			13
	Individual W2	563	21 Q	(HKG) L 137–143	Did not advance				23
	Individual W2	576	16 Q	(GBR) W 148–145	(KOR) L 139–156	Did not advance			15
	Team open	1688	12 Q		Slovakia W 209–195	Italy L 207–221	Did not advance		5

Athletics[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	Shot put F37	11.97
	Shot put F52	7.63 WR
	Discus throw F52	17.79 WR
	Javelin throw F52	14.60
Mokhtar Nourafshan	Shot put F54	8.96
	Discus throw F54	27.23
Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar	Shot put F56	8.96	5
	Discus throw F56	37.36 WR
	Discus throw F36	31.68
Abdolreza Jokar	Discus throw F53	18.92
	Javelin throw F53	16.11
	Discus throw F56	33.23
Aref Khosravinia	Discus throw F57	45.05 WR
Vahab Saalabi	Javelin throw F42	46.57
Avaz Azmoudeh	Javelin throw F54	25.44
Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Javelin throw F57	38.64 WR

Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	Shot put F58	7.67	5
	Javelin throw F58	Did not start

Powerlifting[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
	52 kg	167.5	4
	56 kg	190.0
	60 kg	No mark
	67.5 kg	200.0
	75 kg	210.0
	82.5 kg	227.5
Amrollah Dehghani	100 kg	232.5 WR

Shooting[]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
	10 m air pistol SH1	557	10	Did not advance
	10 m air rifle standing SH1	578	9	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
	10 m air pistol SH1	372	3 Q	91.9	463.9
	10 m air rifle standing SH1	384	5 Q	101.1	485.1	4
	10 m air rifle standing SH1	373	13	Did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
	10 m air rifle prone SH1	598	6 Q	105.6	703.6
	10 m air rifle prone SH1	599	2 Q	103.5	702.5	4

Volleyball[]

Men's sitting

Squad list	Preliminary round		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
	Pool A	Rank
	Hungary W 3–0	1 Q	Libya W 3–0	Finland W 3–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina W 3–0
	Germany W 3–0
	Netherlands W 3–0
	Japan W 3–0
	United States W 3–0

References[]

• International Paralympic Committee