Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IRI |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Website | www |
in Beijing | |
Competitors | 55 in 13 sports |
Flag bearer | Homa Hosseini |
Medals Ranked 51st |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 55 Iranian athletes went to Beijing, including three women. These Olympics are regarded as less successful than their previous Games, as Iran only achieved one gold and one bronze medal.
Medalists[]
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Competitors[]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Judo | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Wrestling | 12 | 0 | 12 |
Total | 52 | 3 | 55 |
Archery[]
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Hojjatollah Vaezi | Men's individual | 604 | 63 | Champia (IND) L 98–112 |
Did not advance | |||||
Najmeh Abtin | Women's individual | 568 | 60 | Kwon U-S (PRK) L 96–106 |
Did not advance |
Athletics[]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men[1]
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sajjad Moradi | 800 m | 1:46.10 | 6 q | 1:46.08 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei | 1:49.25 | 8 | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Ehsan Haddadi | Discus throw | 61.34 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Amin Nikfar | Shot put | NM | — | Did not advance | |
Abbas Samimi | Discus throw | 59.92 | 26 | Did not advance |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Hadi Sepehrzad | Result | 10.92 | 6.80 | 16.02 | 1.90 | 50.75 | 14.64 | 50.32 | 4.00 | 49.56 | 5:06.67 | 7483 | 21 |
Points | 878 | 767 | 852 | 714 | 780 | 894 | 877 | 617 | 582 | 522 |
Badminton[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Kaveh Mehrabi | Men's singles[2] | Hsieh (TPE) L 16–21, 12–21 |
Did not advance |
Basketball[]
Men's tournament[]
- Roster
The following is the Iran roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]
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- Group play
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9[a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9[a] | |
3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8[b] | |
4 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8[b] | |
5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
6 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 |
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
10 August 2008
09:00 |
Russia | 71–49 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 14–17, 8–16, 25–11 | ||
Pts: Holden 19 Rebs: Monia 6 Asts: Savrasenko 4 |
Pts: Nikkhah 16 Rebs: Haddadi 8 Asts: Kamrani 3 |
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE) |
12 August 2008
09:00 |
Iran | 67–99 | Lithuania |
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–31, 19–28, 14–25 | ||
Pts: Haddadi 21 Rebs: Sahakian 12 Asts: Amini 4 |
Pts: Kleiza 22 Rebs: Kleiza 8 Asts: Jasikevičius, Lukauskis, Mačiulis 3 |
14 August 2008
11:15 |
Australia | 106–68 | Iran |
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–14, 22–19, 31–20 | ||
Pts: Newley 24 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Mills, Worthington, Bruton 5 |
Pts: Nikkhah 23 Rebs: Haddadi 8 Asts: Davari 4 |
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE) |
16 August 2008
16:45 |
Iran | 82–97 | Argentina |
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–23, 24–30, 25–25 | ||
Pts: Haddadi 21 Rebs: Haddadi 16 Asts: Kamrani 4 |
Pts: Ginobili 32 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Prigioni 6 |
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE) |
18 August 2008
09:00 |
Iran | 57–91 | Croatia |
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 8–35, 23–16, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Nikkhah 25 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Haddadi 2 |
Pts: Rozić, Tomas 16 Rebs: Lončar, Barać 7 Asts: Ukić 8 |
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN) |
Boxing[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Morteza Sepahvand | Light welterweight[4] | Hassini (TUN) W 16–4 |
Gheorghe (ROU) W 8–4 |
Díaz (DOM) L 6–11 |
Did not advance | ||
Mehdi Ghorbani | Light heavyweight[4] | Negrón (PUR) L 4–13 |
Did not advance | ||||
Ali Mazaheri | Heavyweight[4] | N/A | Chakhkiyev (RUS) L 3–7 |
Did not advance |
Cycling[]
Road[]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Hossein Askari | Men's road race[5] | 6:34:22 | 51 |
Men's time trial[5] | 1:08:46 | 34 | |
Ghader Mizbani | Men's road race[5] | 6:39:42 | 78 |
Mehdi Sohrabi | Did not finish |
Judo[]
- Men[6]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Masoud Akhondzadeh | −60 kg | Bye | Drakšič (SLO) W 0110–0010 |
Choi (KOR) L 0000–1000 |
Did not advance | Albarracín (ARG) W 0020–0001 |
Sobirov (UZB) L 0001–0010 |
Did not advance | |||
Arash Miresmaeili | −66 kg | Bye | Adamiec (POL) W 0001–0000 |
Uchishiba (JPN) L 0000–0020 |
Did not advance | Jacinto (DOM) W 0011–0000 |
Sharipov (UZB) L 0001–0010 |
Did not advance | |||
Ali Maloumat | −73 kg | N/A | Kanamaru (JPN) W 1001–0001 |
Pina (POR) W 0111–0001 |
Dashdavaa (MGL) W 1100–0010 |
Mammadli (AZE) L 0000–1000 |
Bye | Guilheiro (BRA) L 0000–1000 |
5 | ||
Hamed Malekmohammadi | −81 kg | Bye | Sedej (SLO) W 1000–0000 |
Camilo (BRA) L 0000–1010 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Hossein Ghomi | −90 kg | N/A | Kazusionak (BLR) L 0000–1110 |
Did not advance | |||||||
Mohammad Reza Roudaki | +100 kg | Bye | Rybak (BLR) W 1001–0001 |
Jónsson (ISL) W 1000–0001 |
Gujejiani (GEO) L 0000–0011 |
Did not advance | Bye | McCormick (USA) W 1001–0001 |
Tmenov (RUS) W 1010–0001 |
Brayson (CUB) L 0000–0200 |
5 |
Rowing[]
- Men[7]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mohsen Shadi | Single sculls | 7:48.24 | 5 SE/F | Bye | 7:20.34 | 1 FE | 7:06.54 | 25 |
- Women[8]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Homa Hosseini | Single sculls | 9:02.12 | 4 FE | Bye | 8:18.20 | 26 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming[]
- Men[9]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mohammad Alirezaei | 100 m breaststroke | DNS | Did not advance |
Table tennis[]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Afshin Norouzi | Men's singles[10] | Bobocica (ITA) L 2–4 |
Did not advance |
Taekwondo[]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Reza Naderian | Men's −58 kg[11] | Wenceslau (BRA) L 1–2 |
Did not advance | |||||
Hadi Saei | Men's −80 kg[11] | Bista (NEP) W 7–0 |
Zhu G (CHN) W 3–2 |
Ahmadov (AZE) W 4–1 |
Bye | Sarmiento (ITA) W 6–4 |
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Sara Khoshjamal Fekri | Women's −49 kg[12] | Toudali (MAR) W 5–0 |
Yang S-C (TPE) L 0–2 |
Did not advance |
Weightlifting[]
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Asghar Ebrahimi | Men's −94 kg[13] | 180 | =3 | 212 | =7 | 392 | 7 |
Mohsen Biranvand | Men's −105 kg[13] | 180 | =9 | 210 | 10 | 390 | 10 |
Rashid Sharifi | Men's +105 kg[13] | 196 | 6 | 230 | 6 | 426 | 6 |
Wrestling[]
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle[14]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Abbas Dabbaghi | −55 kg | Bye | Serrano (COL) W 3–1 PP |
Kudukhov (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 10 | |||
Morad Mohammadi | −60 kg | Bye | Madany (EGY) W 3–0 PO |
Azarbayjani (CAN) W 3–0 PO |
Batirov (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Bye | Huseynov (AZE) W 3–1 PP |
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Mehdi Taghavi | −66 kg | Bye | Garcia (CAN) W 3–1 PP |
Şahin (TUR) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Bye | Garzón (CUB) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 10 |
Meisam Mostafa-Jokar | −74 kg | Bye | Terziev (BUL) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 19 | ||||
Reza Yazdani | −84 kg | Horbik (POL) W 3–0 PO |
Temrezov (AZE) L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | 11 | ||||
Saeid Ebrahimi | −96 kg | Bye | Emara (EGY) W 3–1 PP |
Gogshelidze (GEO) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 10 | |||
Fardin Masoumi | −120 kg | Langowski (MEX) W 3–0 PO |
Akhmedov (RUS) L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | Boyadzhiev (BUL) W 3–1 PP |
Mocco (USA) W 3–1 PP |
Mutalimov (KAZ) L 1–3 PP |
5 |
- Men's Greco-Roman[15]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Hamid Sourian | −55 kg | Venkov (BUL) W 5–0 VT |
Elwais (PLW) W 3–0 PO |
Mankiev (RUS) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | Bye | Fris (SRB) W 3–1 PP |
Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 PP |
5 |
Ali Mohammadi | −66 kg | Kim M-C (KOR) W 3–1 PP |
Siamionau (BLR) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 11 | ||||
Saman Tahmasebi | −84 kg | Bye | Daragan (UKR) W 3–1 PP |
Avluca (TUR) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
Ghasem Rezaei | −96 kg | Ežerskis (LTU) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 16 | |||||
Masoud Hashemzadeh | −120 kg | Bye | Baroev (RUS) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | Bye | Mizgaitis (LTU) L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 15 |
References[]
- ^ "Athletics Events of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad". IAAF. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "2008 Olympics Official Results Part One" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 28 February 2011. p. 422. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – Iran roster". FIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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External links[]
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