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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 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. 22 athletes and represented Iran in the 1952 Olympics.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	1		1
Boxing Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...	6		6
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...	7		7
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	8		8
Total	22	0	22

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...		1	1	2
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...		2	3	5
Total	0	3	4	7

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Mahmoud Namjoo	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...	Men's 56 kg
Nasser Givehchi	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	Men's freestyle 62 kg
Gholamreza Takhti Gholamreza Takhti Gholamreza Takhti is the most famous wrestler in Iranian history. He was most famous for his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, and he continues to symbolize the essence of sport to the Iranian people.- Early life :...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	Men's freestyle 79 kg
Ali Mirzaei	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. The middle-heavyweight division was a newly created weight class, moving the heavyweight class up from 82.5 kg to 90 kg. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal...	Men's 56 kg
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	Men's freestyle 52 kg
Jahanbakht Tofigh	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	Men's freestyle 67 kg
Abdollah Mojtabavi Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi is an Iranian international freestyle wrestling athlete. He competed at 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- References :...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 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...	Men's freestyle 73 kg

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	First round			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi	5000 m Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek.-Final:Key: DNF = Did not finish, OR = Olympic record-References:...	2	15:03.0	11	Did not advance		36
Ali Baghbanbashi	3000 m steeplechase Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 25. The final was won by American Horace Ashenfelter.-Final:Key: WR = World record-References:...	2	9:13.2	6	Did not advance		17

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinal	Rank
Fazlollah Nikkhah	54 kg	Bye	L 0–3	Did not advance	9
Emmanuel Aghassi	57 kg	L 0–3	Did not advance		17
Petros Nazarbegian	60 kg	Bye	L 0–3	Did not advance	9
Ebrahim Afsharpour	63.5 kg	L 0–3	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	W Disqualification	L 1–2	Did not advance	9
Ardashes Saginian	71 kg	L 0–3	Did not advance		17

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Ali Mirzaei	56 kg	95.0	92.5	112.5	300.0
Mahmoud Namjoo	56 kg	90.0	95.0	122.5	307.5
Mohsen Tabatabaei	60 kg	90.0	97.5	120.0	307.5	8
Hassan Ferdos	67.5 kg	102.5	107.5	135.0	345.0	5
Jalal Mansouri	75 kg	110.0	107.5	140.0	357.5	8
Hassan Rahnavardi	82.5 kg	120.0	122.5	160.0	402.5	4
Firouz Pojhan	90 kg	112.5	120.0	155.0	387.5	5

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Final round	Rank
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi	52 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...	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 3–0	W 2–1	W 2–1	L 0–3
Mehdi Yaghoubi	57 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 3–0	W 3–0	Did not advance			8
Nasser Givehchi	62 kg	W 3–0	Bye	W 3–0	W 2–1	W 2–1	L 0–3
Nasser Givehchi	62 kg	W 3–0	Bye	W 3–0	W 2–1	W 2–1	W 2–1
Jahanbakht Tofigh	67 kg	W 3–0	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 2–1	W 2–1	W 3–0	L 0–3
Jahanbakht Tofigh	67 kg	W 3–0		W 2–1	W 2–1	W 3–0	L 0–3
Abdollah Mojtabavi Abdollah Mojtabavi Seyed Abdollah Mojtabavi is an Iranian international freestyle wrestling athlete. He competed at 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- References :...	73 kg	W 2–1	W 2–1	W 3–0	W 3–0		W 3–0
	73 kg	W 2–1	W 2–1	W 3–0	W 3–0		L 0–3
Gholamreza Takhti Gholamreza Takhti Gholamreza Takhti is the most famous wrestler in Iranian history. He was most famous for his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, and he continues to symbolize the essence of sport to the Iranian people.- Early life :...	79 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...	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...	W 3–0	W 3–0	L 1–2
	79 kg				W 3–0	W 3–0	W Walkover 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...
Abbas Zandi	87 kg	Bye	W 3–0	W 3–0	L 1–2	Did not advance		5
Ahmad Vafadar	+87 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...	L 1–2	Did not advance			Did not advance	9

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