Iran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics. Wrestler Mohammad Nassiri and Weightlifter Abdollah Movahed won the nation first Olympic Games gold medal in 12 years since Melbourne 1956.[1]
| Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRI (IRN used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 14 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abolfazl Anvari |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 4 | |
| Wrestling | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mohammad Nassiri | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg |
| Gold |
Abdollah Movahed | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 70 kg |
 Silver |
Parviz Jalayer | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg |
 Bronze |
Aboutaleb Talebi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg |
| Bronze |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 63 kg |
Results by event
editAthletics
edit- Men[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jalal Keshmiri | Shot put | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | 53.96 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
Weightlifting
edit- Men[3]
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Nassiri | 56 kg | 112.5 | 105.0 | 150.0 WR | 367.5 |
|
| Nasrollah Dehnavi | 60 kg | 117.5 | 107.5 | 140.0 | 365.0 | 6 |
| Parviz Jalayer | 67.5 kg | 125.0 | 132.5 | 165.0 | 422.5 |
|
| Daniel Gevargiz | 75 kg | No mark | — | — | — | — |
Wrestling
edit- Men's freestyle[4]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 5th round | 6th round | 7th / Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 52 kg |  Defran (DOM)W Fall |
 Solari (ECU)W Fall |
 Triantafyllidis (GRE)W Fall |
 Sanders (USA)L Fall |
 Nakata (JPN)L Fall |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| Aboutaleb Talebi | 57 kg |  Raxon (GUA)W Superiority |
 Ahmad (AFG)W Points |
 Sardar (PAK)W Points |
Bye | Behm (USA) W Points |
 Aliyev (URS)D Points |
Uetake (JPN) D Points |
|
| Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | 63 kg | Douglas (USA) W Points |
 Luczak (GDR)W Superiority |
 Engel (TCH)W Fall |
Tedeyev (URS) W Points |
Karypidis (GRE) W Fall |
 Todorov (BUL)D Points |
| |
| Kaneko (JPN) L Points | |||||||||
| Abdollah Movahed | 70 kg |  Garvie (CAN)W Superiority |
 Vario (ARG)W Superiority |
 Marchand (FRA)W Superiority |
Rost (FRG) W Superiority |
 Chand (IND)W Points |
 Sereeter (MGL)W Points |
Valchev (BUL) W Points |
|
| Ali Mohammad Momeni | 78 kg | Ayub (AFG) W Superiority |
 Bajkó (HUN)W Points |
 Atalay (TUR)L Points |
Heinze (GDR) W Points |
Sotirov (BUL) W Points |
Did not advance | 4 | |
| Mansour Mehdizadeh | 87 kg |  Balla (ROU)L Disqualification |
Did not appear | Did not advance | 22 | ||||
| Moslem Eskandar-Filabi | 97 kg | Vernik (ARG) W Superiority |
 Jutzeler (SUI)L Points |
Lomidze (URS) L Points |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Abolfazl Anvari | +97 kg | Nyers (HUN) W Points |
 Robertsson (SWE)W Points |
Kristoff (USA) L Points |
Duraliev (BUL) L Fall |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 | |
- Men's Greco-Roman[5]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 5th round | 6th round | Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Moarreb | 63 kg |  Hassanein (EGY)W DNF |
Alakoç (TUR) L Points |
Galinchev (BUL) L Fall |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Iran at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 300–308. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 311. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.