Iran at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Iran at the Olympic Games | ||||
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IOC code: IRI | ||||
1972 Summer Olympics in Munich | ||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 3 |
Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 | ||||
Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 |
Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Contents |
[edit] Medals
Iran finished in 28th position in the final medal rankings, with two silver medals and one bronze medal.
[edit] Silver
- Mohammad Nassiri Seresht — Weightlifting, Men's Bantamweight
- Rahim Aliabadi — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Flyweight
[edit] Bronze
- Ebrahim Javadi — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Flyweight
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Men's 800 metres
- Reza Entezari
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- Heat — 1:50.5 (→ did not advance)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Nosrat Vakil Monfared
- First Round — Lost to James Montague (IRL), TKO-3
[edit] Football
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- First Round (Group C)
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- Lost to Hungary (0-2)
- Lost to Denmark (0-4)
- Defeated Brazil (1-0) → did not advance, 12th place over-all
- Team Roster
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- Ebrahim Ashtiyani
- Jafar Ashraf Kashani
- Magid Halvaei
- Akbar Kargar Jam
- Parviz Ghelichkhani
- Ali Parvin
- Ali Jabbari
- Mohamad Sadeghi
- Safar Iranpak
- Asghar Sharafi
- Mansour Rashidi
- Gholam Vafakhah
- Javad Ghorab
- Mehdi Monajati
- Mahmoud Khordbeen
- Mehdi Lari Lavasani
- Alireza Azizi