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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...

participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in Vancouver

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, British Columbia

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, Canada

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. Four athletes represented Iran in the 2010 Olympics, three in alpine skiing and one in cross-country skiing. Marjan Kalhor

Marjan Kalhor

Marjan Kalhor is an Iranian Alpine skier who became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Kalhor competed in the slalom and giant slalom competitions. She was her nation's flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony...

was the first woman to represent Iran at the Winter Olympics.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Skiing, Alpine Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The ten events were scheduled for February 13–27, 2010; weather delayed the first event, the men's downhill, two days until Monday, February 15....	2	1	3
Skiing, Cross-country Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics The cross-country skiing competition of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were held at Whistler Olympic Park. The events were held between 15 and 28 February 2010.- Medal table :- Men's events :- Women's events :- Competition schedule :...	1		1
Total	3	1	4

Alpine

Men

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki is an alpine skier from Iran. He, along with his brother, competed for Iran at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 41st place in the slalom.-External links:...	Slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....	57.59	58.80	1:56.39	41
	Giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....	1:31.31	1:34.56	3:05.87	70
Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki Pouria Saveh-Shemshaki is an alpine skier from Iran. He competed for Iran at the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 60th place in the giant slalom.-External links:...	Slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom The men's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 27, 2010....		—	—	—
	Giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom The men's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia. Originally scheduled for February 21st, it was rescheduled to February 23rd, due to delays of preceding alpine events....	1:26.44	1:31.26	2:57.70	60

Women

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Run 2	Total	Rank
Marjan Kalhor Marjan Kalhor Marjan Kalhor is an Iranian Alpine skier who became the first Iranian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Kalhor competed in the slalom and giant slalom competitions. She was her nation's flag bearer in the Opening Ceremony...	Slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's slalom The women's slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia on February 26, 2010.The race was held in challenging weather conditions of fog, snow, and warm temperatures...	1:08.65	1:09.95	2:18.60	55
	Giant slalom Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom The women's giant slalom competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, British Columbia, on February 24. Following the first run, the event was postponed due to heavy fog in the afternoon; the second run was held the next morning, February 25.Viktoria...	1:36.87	1:28.52	3:05.39	60

Cross-country

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Sattar Seid Sattar Seid Seyed Sattar Seid is an Iranian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. He finished 89th in the 15 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Seid has six victories in lesser events up to 10 km since 2009.- References :...	15 km free Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre freestyle The men's 15 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held on 15 February at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, at 12:30 PST....	42:41.1	89

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