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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 Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

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for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

in London

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, England

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The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Basketball Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport as an official medal event. A total number of 23 nations entered the competition....	13		13
Boxing Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics -Medal table:-Medal summary:...	8		8
Shooting Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London comprised four events.-Medal count:- 300 metre rifle three positions :-50 metre rifle prone:-50 metre pistol:-25 metre rapid fire pistol:-References:*...	3		3
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.-Medal summary:...	5		5
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics At the 1948 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...	7		7
Total	36	0	36

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.-Medal summary:...			1	1
Total	0	0	1	1

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Jafar Salmasi	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of six weight classes, all for men only. The bantamweight division was a newly created weight class, marking the first change to the Olympic program since 1920.-Medal summary:...	Men's 60 kg

Basketball

Men

Squad list	Preliminary group		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Squad list	Group D	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shadman Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari	L 30–62	4	9th–16th places L 25–81	13th–16th places W 2–0, WO 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...	13th place match L 36–70	14
	W 49–22
	L 27–68
	L 30–63

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1st round	2nd round	Quarterfinal	Rank
Ghasem Rasaeli	51 kg	L Points	Did not advance		17
Emmanuel Aghassi	54 kg	L Points	Did not advance		17
Jamshid Fani	58 kg	L Disqualification	Did not advance		17
Masoud Rahimiha	62 kg	L Points	Did not advance		17
George Issabeg George Issabeg George Issabeg is a former Iranian boxer of Assyrian ethnicity that represented Iran at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1948, Issabeg competed in the Welterweight level and lost in the first round against the Italian Alessandro D'Ottavio, who went on to win the silver medal...	67 kg	L Points	Did not advance		17
Hossein Tousi	73 kg	W Points	L Points	Did not advance	9
Eskandar Shora	80 kg	Bye	L Points	Did not advance	9
Mohammad Jamshidabadi	+80 kg	Bye	L Disqualification	Did not advance	9

Shooting

Open

Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Farhang Khosropanah	300 m rifle 3 positions	472	36
Farhang Khosropanah	50 m rifle prone	545	69
Mohammad Mollazal	300 m rifle 3 positions	660	34
Mohammad Mollazal	50 m rifle prone	511	71
Mahmoud Sakhaei	300 m rifle 3 positions	587	35
Mahmoud Sakhaei	50 m rifle prone	552	67

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mahmoud Namjoo	56 kg	82.5	82.5	122.5 OR	287.5	5
Jafar Salmasi	60 kg	100.0 OR	97.5	115.0	312.5
Asadollah Mahini	67.5 kg	85.0	92.5	117.5	295.0	19
Nasser Mirghavami	75 kg	102.5	95.0	130.0	327.5	13
Rasoul Raeisi	82.5 kg	110.0	110.0	135.0	355.0	8

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Rank
Mansour Raeisi	52 kg	L 0–3	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L 0–3	Did not advance	4
Hassan Saadian	62 kg	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	W 2–1	L 0–3	Did not advance		11
Ali Ghaffari	67 kg	L 0–3	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance		11
Abbas Zandi	73 kg	W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	L 0–3	Did not advance		7
Abbas Hariri	79 kg	L 1–2	Did not appear	Did not advance			16
Mansour Mirghavami	87 kg	L 0–3	L 0–3	Did not advance			12
Abolghasem Sakhdari	+87 kg	Bye	L 1–2	L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Did not advance		5

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