Iran at the Paralympics

Iran at the Paralympics
IPC code	IRI
NPC	I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee
Website	www.paralympic.ir
Medals	Gold 67 Silver 48 Bronze 45 Total 160
Summer appearances
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Iran first competed at the Paralympic Games in 1988, at the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea.

Medals[]

Sport by year[]

Medalists[]

1988[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's discus throw 3
Gold		Athletics	Men's javelin throw 4
Gold		Athletics	Men's javelin throw 5
Gold	Hadi Rezaei Hossein Hashemi	Volleyball	Men's sitting
Silver		Athletics	Men's javelin throw L5
Bronze		Athletics	Men's shot put L5
Bronze		Athletics	Men's discus throw 3
Bronze		Athletics	Men's discus throw A1–3/A9/L3

1992[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Hadi Rezaei Hassan Hashemi	Volleyball	Men's sitting
Silver		Athletics	Men's shot put C6
Silver	Avaz Azmoudeh	Athletics	Men's javelin throw THW4
Bronze		Athletics	Men's discus throw C7

1996[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold		Athletics	Men's shot put F51
Gold		Athletics	Men's discus throw F35
Gold		Athletics	Men's discus throw F51
Gold	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's discus throw F52
Gold		Athletics	Men's javelin throw F51
Gold	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F53
Gold	Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F56
Gold		Shooting	Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1
Gold	Hadi Rezaei	Volleyball	Men's sitting
Silver	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's shot put F53
Silver	Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar	Athletics	Men's shot put F55
Silver	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's discus throw F53
Silver	Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar	Athletics	Men's discus throw F55
Silver		Powerlifting	Men's 56 kg
Bronze	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F52
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 60 kg
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 67.5 kg

2000[]

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

2004[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Siamak Saleh-Farajzadeh	Athletics	Men's discus throw F33/34
Gold	Mohammad Sadeghi Mehryar	Athletics	Men's discus throw F56
Gold	Ali Naderi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F55/56
Gold	Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57
Gold	Morteza Dashti	Powerlifting	Men's 48 kg
Gold		Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg
Gold		Powerlifting	Men's +100 kg
Silver	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's discus throw F38
Silver	Jalil Bagheri Jeddi	Athletics	Men's discus throw F55
Silver		Volleyball	Men's sitting
Bronze	Mohsen Amoo-Aghaei	Athletics	Men's shot put F33/34
Bronze	Asghar Zareeinejad	Athletics	Men's shot put F40
Bronze	Mehrdad Karamzadeh	Athletics	Men's shot put F42
Bronze	Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	Men's discus throw F55
Bronze		Athletics	Men's discus throw F58
Bronze	Vahab Saalabi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F42
Bronze	Avaz Azmoudeh	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F54
Bronze	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F52/53
Bronze	Azam Khodayari	Athletics	Women's discus throw F56–58
Bronze		Judo	Men's 73 kg
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 52 kg
Bronze	Hamzeh Mohammadi	Powerlifting	Men's 67.5 kg
Bronze		Powerlifting	Men's 75 kg

2008[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's discus throw F37/38
Gold	Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57/58
Gold	Hamzeh Mohammadi	Powerlifting	Men's 60 kg
Gold		Powerlifting	Men's +100 kg
Gold		Sitting volleyball	Men
Silver	Mehrdad Karamzadeh	Athletics	Men's discus throw F42
Silver	Ali Mohammadyari	Athletics	Men's discus throw F55/56
Silver	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F53/54
Silver		Judo	Men's 60 kg
Silver	Ali Hosseini	Powerlifting	Men's 67.5 kg
Silver	Majid Farzin	Powerlifting	Men's 75 kg
Bronze	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F37/38
Bronze	Bahman Ansari Morteza Heidari	Football 7-a-side	Men
Bronze	Ali Sadeghzadeh	Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg

2012[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Zahra Nemati	Archery	Women's individual recurve W1/W2	4 September
Gold	Peyman Nasiri	Athletics	Men's 1500 m T20	4 September
Gold	Jalil Bagheri Jeddi	Athletics	Men's shot put F54/55/56	1 September
Gold	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's discus throw F37/38	7 September
Gold	Mohsen Kaedi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F33/34	1 September
Gold	Mohammad Khalvandi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57/58	8 September
Gold	Nader Moradi	Powerlifting	Men's 60 kg	1 September
Gold		Powerlifting	Men's 75 kg	3 September
Gold	Majid Farzin	Powerlifting	Men's 82.5 kg	4 September
Gold	Siamand Rahman	Powerlifting	Men's +100 kg	5 September
Silver	Mohsen Kaedi	Athletics	Men's shot put F34	4 September
Silver	Mehrdad Karam Zadeh	Athletics	Men's discus throw F42	2 September
Silver	Sajad Nikparast	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F12/13	5 September
Silver	Kamran Shokrisalari	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F42	7 September
Silver	Abdolreza Jokar	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F52/53	4 September
Silver	Rouhollah Rostami	Powerlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	2 September
Silver	Volleyball team (captain)	Volleyball	Men's volleyball	8 September
Bronze	Zahra Nemati	Archery	Women's team recurve open	5 September
Bronze	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's shot put F37/38	5 September
Bronze	Ali Mohammadyari	Athletics	Men's discus throw F54/55/56	5 September
Bronze	Farzad Sepahvand	Athletics	Men's discus throw F44	6 September
Bronze	Football 7-a-side team Morteza Heidari Bahman Ansari (captain)	Football 7-a-side	Football 7-a-side	9 September
Bronze	Ali Sadeghzadeh	Powerlifting	Men's 100 kg	5 September
Bronze	Sareh Javanmardi	Shooting	Women's 10 m air pistol SH1	31 August

2016[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Gholamreza Rahimi	Archery	Men's individual recurve open	13 September
Gold	Zahra Nemati	Archery	Women's Individual recurve open	15 September
Gold	Mohammad Khalvandi	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw–F57	12 September
Gold	Majid Farzin	Powerlifting	Men's 80 kg	12 September
Gold	Siamand Rahman	Powerlifting	Men's +107 kg	14 September
Gold	Sareh Javanmardi	Shooting	Women's 10m air pistol SH1	9 September
Gold		Shooting	Mixed 50m pistol SH1	14 September
Gold	Sitting Volleyball team Morteza Mehrzadselakjani (c)	Sitting volleyball	Sitting volleyball	18 September
Silver	Zahra Nemati	Archery	Team recurve open	11 September
Silver	Saman Pakbaz	Athletics	Men's Shot Put – F12	8 September
Silver		Athletics	Men's Discus Throw – F56	10 September
Silver	Sajad Mohammadian	Athletics	Men's Shot Put – F42	12 September
Silver	Abdollah Heydari	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw – F57	12 September
Silver	Sajad Nikparast	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw – F13	14 September
Silver	Hamed Amiri	Athletics	Men's Shot Put – F55	16 September
Silver	Football 5-a-side team (c)	Football 5-a-side	Football 5-a-side	17 September
Silver	Football 7-a-side team (c)	Football 7-a-side	Football 7-a-side	16 September
Bronze		Archery	Men's individual recurve open	13 September
Bronze	Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani	Athletics	Men's 1500m T20	13 September
Bronze	Asadollah Azimi	Athletics	Men's Shot Put – F53	14 September
Bronze	Javad Hardani	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw – F38	15 September
Bronze	Mohsen Kaedi	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw – F34	15 September
Bronze	Javid Ehsani Shakib	Athletics	Men's Shot Put – F57	17 September
Bronze	Ali Sadeghzadeh	Powerlifting	Men's –107 kg	14 September

2020[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Rouhollah Rostami	Powerlifting	Men's 80 kg	28 August
Gold	Vahid Nouri	Judo	Men's 90 kg	29 August
Gold	Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh	Judo	Men's +100 kg	29 August
Gold	Amir Khosravani	Athletics	Men's long jump T12	30 August
Gold	Mahdi Olad	Athletics	Men's shot put F11	30 August
Gold	Hashemiyeh Motaghian	Athletics	Women's javelin throw F56	31 August
Gold	Sareh Javanmardi	Shooting	Women's 10 metre air pistol SH1	31 August
Gold	Saeid Afrooz	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F34	1 September
Gold	Hamed Amiri	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F54	3 September
Gold	Iran men's national sitting volleyball team Morteza Mehrzadselakjani	Sitting volleyball	Men's tournament	4 September
Silver	Amir Jafari	Powerlifting	Men's 65 kg	27 August
Silver	Amanolah Papi	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F57	28 August
Silver	Alireza Mokhtari	Athletics	Men's shot put F53	29 August
Silver	Hamed Solhipour	Powerlifting	Men's 97 kg	29 August
Silver	Mansour Pourmirzaei	Powerlifting	Men's +107 kg	30 August
Silver	Ramezan Biabani	Archery	Men's individual compound open	31 August
Silver	Sadegh Beit Sayah	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F41	4 September
Silver	Sajad Mohammadian	Athletics	Men's shot put F643	4 September
Bronze	Saman Razi	Powerlifting	Men's 107 kg	30 August

Multi medallists[]

This is a list of multiple gold medalists for Iran, listing people who have won three or more gold medals.

Athlete	Sport	Paralympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Athletics	1996–2000	5	0	1	6
Mokhtar Nourafshan	Athletics	1988–2004	4	2	1	7
	Sitting volleyball	1988–2000	4	0	0	4
Mohammad Reza Mirzaei	Athletics	1996–2008	4	0	0	4
	Sitting volleyball	1996–2012	3	2	0	5
	Sitting volleyball	2000–2016	3	2	0	5
Zahra Nemati	Archery	2012–2020	3	1	1	5
	Sitting volleyball	1992–2004	3	1	0	4
Sareh Javanmardi	Shooting	2012–2020	3	0	1	4
	Sitting volleyball	1992��2000	3	0	0	3
Hadi Rezaei	Sitting volleyball	1988–1996	3	0	0	3
	Sitting volleyball	1992–2000	3	0	0	3
	Sitting volleyball	1988–1996	3	0	0	3
	Sitting volleyball	1992–2000	3	0	0	3

See also[]

• Iran at the Summer Olympics
• Iran men's national sitting volleyball team

References[]