Iran at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 22 athletes and represented Iran in the 1952 Olympics.[1][2]

Iran at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Helsinki
Competitors22 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Mahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 11
Boxing 66
Weightlifting 77
Wrestling 88
Total22022

Medal summary

Medal table
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting112
Wrestling235
Total0347

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverMahmoud NamjooWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 SilverNasser GivehchiWrestlingMen's freestyle 62 kg
 SilverGholamreza TakhtiWrestlingMen's freestyle 79 kg
 BronzeAli MirzaeiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 BronzeMahmoud MollaghasemiWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg
 BronzeJahanbakht TofighWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg
 BronzeAbdollah MojtabaviWrestlingMen's freestyle 73 kg

Results by event

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
Athlete Event First round Final Rank
Heat Time Rank Time Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi 5000 m 2 15:03.0 11 Did not advance 36
3000 m steeplechase 2 9:13.2 6 Did not advance 17

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men[4]
Athlete Event First round Second round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Fazlollah Nikkhah 54 kg Bye  Kang (KOR)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 9
Emmanuel Aghassian 57 kg  Leisching (RSA)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 17
Petros Nazarbegian 60 kg Bye  Pakkanen (FIN)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 9
Ebrahim Afsharpour 63.5 kg  Milligan (IRL)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 17
George Issabeg 67 kg  Abdelrahman (EGY)
W Disqualification		  Linneman (NED)
L 1–2		 Did not advance 9
Ardashes Saginian 71 kg  Herrera (ARG)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 17

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men[5]
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
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[6]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Final round Rank
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi 52 kg  Das (IND)
W Fall		  Baise (RSA)
W Fall		  Weber (GER)
W 3–0		  Gemici (TUR)
W 2–1		  Sayadov (URS)
W 2–1		  Kitano (JPN)
L 0–3
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg  Mammadbeyov (URS)
L Fall		  Borders (USA)
W 3–0		  Shehata (EGY)
W 3–0		 Did not advance 8
Nasser Givehchi 62 kg  Hall (GBR)
W 3–0		 Bye  Mangave (IND)
W 3–0		  Essawi (EGY)
W 2–1		  Tominaga (JPN)
W 2–1		  Şit (TUR)
L 0–3
 Henson (USA)
W 2–1
Jahanbakht Tofigh 67 kg  Gál (HUN)
W 3–0		  Myland (GBR)
W Fall		  Yüce (TUR)
W 2–1		  Nettesheim (GER)
W 2–1		  Yaltyryan (URS)
W 3–0		  Anderberg (SWE)
L 0–3
 Evans (USA)
L 0–3
Abdollah Mojtabavi 73 kg  Keisala (FIN)
W 2–1		  Rybalko (URS)
W 2–1		  Scott (AUS)
W 3–0		  Yamazaki (JPN)
W 3–0		  Berlin (SWE)
W 3–0
 Smith (USA)
L 0–3
Gholamreza Takhti 79 kg  Brunaud (FRA)
W Fall		  Lahti (FIN)
W Fall		  Genuth (ARG)
W Fall		  Zafer (TUR)
W 3–0		  Gocke (GER)
W 3–0		  Tsimakuridze (URS)
L 1–2
 Gurics (HUN)
W Walkover
Abbas Zandi 87 kg Bye  Coote (AUS)
W 3–0		  Sepponen (FIN)
W 3–0		  Palm (SWE)
L 1–2		 Did not advance 5
Ahmad Vafadar +87 kg  Kangasniemi (FIN)
L Fall		  Atan (TUR)
L 1–2		 Did not advance Did not advance 9

References
  1. "Iran at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 247. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 288 and 301. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 404–421. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 388–398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 353–368. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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