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Iran
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 1966 Asian Games
1966 Asian Games
The 1966 Asian Games, also known as the V Asiad, is a multi-sport event which held from December 9, 1966 to December 20, 1966 in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 14 sports will be contested by athletes in the game. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision...

held in the capital city of Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, and ranked 6th with 6 gold medals on this occasion of the Asiad.

Medal table

Athletics Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...	0	2	2	4
Boxing Boxing at the Asian Games Boxing has been contested at every Asian Games since its introduction to the program at the 1954 Asian Games.- Current events :* -48 kg* -51 kg* -54 kg* -57 kg* -60 kg* -64 kg* -69 kg* -75 kg* -81 kg...	0	0	4	4
Cycling Cycling at the Asian Games Cycling events have been contested at every Asian Games since 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. It was not included in 1954.-Editions:...	0	0	2	2
Football Football at the Asian Games Men's Association football is an Asian Games sport since the 1951 edition. Women's football competition began in 1990.Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for men teams is under-23 plus up to three over aged players for each squad, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer...	0	1	0	1
Table tennis Table tennis at the Asian Games Table tennis has been contested at the Asian Games since 1958 except the sports was excluded from the program in 1970, with singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Events:-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...	0	0	1	1
Tennis Tennis at the Asian Games Tennis is part of the Asian Games program. It has been played at each edition of the games since 1958, with the exception of 1970. Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles have been contested each time...	0	0	2	2
Volleyball Volleyball at the Asian Games Volleyball for men is played at the Asian Games since 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Women event is played since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...	0	0	2	2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the Asian Games Weightlifting has been an event at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi.-Men's events:1951–1954Bantamweight -56kgFeatherweight 56-60kgLightweight 60-67.5kgMiddleweight 67.5-75kgLight-heavyweight 75-82.5kgMiddle-heavyweight 82.5-90kg...	3	0	4	7
Wrestling Wrestling at the Asian Games Wrestling has been an event at the Asian Games since 1954 in Manila, Philippines.-Men's events:1954* 52 kg * 57 kg * 62 kg * 67 kg * 73 kg * 79 kg * +79 kg 1958* 52 kg * 57 kg * 62 kg * 67 kg * 73 kg...	3	5	0	8

Athletics

Silver
- Ahmad Mirhosseini - Men's 3000 m steeplechase
- Jalal Keshmiri - Men's discus throw
Bronze
- Teymour Ghiassi - Men's high jump
- Jalal Keshmiri - Men's shot put

Boxing

Bronze
- Naser Aghaei - Men's 57 kg
- Eltefat Talebi - Men's 60 kg
- Aloush Abbasi - Men's 81 kg
- Hossein Fathianpour - Men's +81 kg

Road

Bronze
- Team - Men's team time trial
  - Team roster
    - Hassan Roustaei
    - Mehdi Doukchi
    - Davoud Akhlaghi
    - Esmaeil Hosseini

Track

Bronze
- Esmaeil Hosseini - Men's individual pursuit

Football

Silver
- Team
  Iran national football team
  The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
  
  - Men
  - Team roster
    - Aziz Asli
      Aziz Asli
      Aziz Aslimanesh is an Iranian retired football goalkeeper, manager and actor with an Azeri descent. He played for Daraei F.C. and then joined Persepolis F.C. for rest of his career. He also capped for Team Melli. On January 7, 1971 he smacked the referee in Tehran derby.He acted in many films in...
    - Faramarz Zelli
    - Parviz Ghelichkhani
      Parviz Ghelichkhani
      Parviz Ghelichkhani is an Azeri- Iranian retired football player and former captain of Iran national football team. He is now based in France, where he is the editor and publisher of a political magazine.-Club career:He played for Alborz F.C...
    - Hassan Habibi
      Hassan Habibi
      Hassan Ebrahim Habibi is an Iranian politician and scholar, presently the Head of Academy of Persian Language and Literature , and a member of the High Council of Cultural Revolution.Habibi was the 1st First Vice President of Iran from 1989 to 2001, eight years under President Rafsanjani and...
    - Hamid Jasemian
      Hamid Jasemian
      Hamid Jasemian born August 25, 1937 in Abadan, Iran is a retired Iranian football player.He played for Shahin Abadan, Shahin F.C. and Persepolis F.C.. He was a center defender and when he played in Abadan, denied Taj offer and joined Shahin F.C.. He is Persepolis' first ever captain.-References:...
    - Goudarz Habibi
    - Mohammad Ranjbar
      Mohammad Ranjbar
      Mohammad Ranjbar was an Iranian footballer and coach. Ranjbar played for Esteghlal and PAS Tehran. He was a member and captain of Iran national football team. He was also head coach of national team in 1972.-Early years:...
    - Jalal Talebi
    - Mostafa Arab
      Mostafa Arab
      Mostafa Arab PhD is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a defender.After Hossein Kaebi, Arab is the second youngest Iran national football team player of all time debuting at the age of 17....
    - Hossein Farzami
    - Ali Jabbari
    - Hamid Aminikhah
    - Akbar Eftekhari
    - Abdollah Saedi
    - Fariborz Esmaeili
    - Hamid Shirzadeghan
    - Homayoun Behzadi
      Homayoun Behzadi
      Homayoun Behzadi is a retired Iranian footballer. He usually played as a striker.-Career:Behzadi first broke into the Shahin F.C. side when he was only 16 years old. He played for Shahin until 1966, when - due to financial problems - Shahin closed...
    - Parviz Mirzahassan
  - Head coach: Gyorgy Szucs
    György Szucs
    György Szűcs was a Hungarian footballer who played for Újpest FC, as well as representing the Hungarian national football team at the 1934 and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He went on to coach Salgótarjáni BTC, SZEAC and Tatabányai Bányász.-External links:...

Tennis

Bronze
- Taghi Akbari - Men's singles
- Team - Men's team
  - Team roster
    - Taghi Akbari
    - Ezzatollah Nemati
    - Nematollah Nemati
    - Issa Khodaei

Indoor

Bronze
- Team
  Iran men's national volleyball team
  The Iran men's national volleyball team is the national men's volleyball team of Iran.Tournament records Summer Olympics -: World Championship -: World Cup -:World Grand Champions Cup-: Asian Championship -: Asian Games -...
  
  - Men
  - Team roster
    - Mahmoud Motlagh
    - Hassan Kord
    - Masoud Salehieh
    - Khalil Paknazar
    - Changiz Ansari
    - Hassan Kabiri
    - Mohammad Hemmatyar
    - Mojtaba Mortazavi
  - Head coach: Hossein Jabbarzadegan
- Team
  Iran women's national volleyball team
  The Iran women's national volleyball team is the national women's volleyball team of Iran.- Asian Championship :* 2007: 12th place* 2009: 8th place* 2011: 8th place- Asian Games :* 1966: Bronze medal* 1970: 4th place* 1974: 5th place...
  
  - Women
  - Team roster
    - Mari Tet
    - Rouhi Pandnavaz
    - Mehri Kharrazi
    - Ozra Malek
    - Mina Fathi
    - Nasrin Shokoufi
    - Leila Emami
    - Pari Fardi
    - Jaleh Seyed-Hadizadeh
  - Head coach: Fereydoon Sharifzadeh

Weightlifting

Gold
- Mohammad Nassiri
  Mohammad Nassiri
  Mohammad Nassiri Seresht is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.- Weightlifting achievements :...
  
  - Men's 56 kg
- Parviz Jalayer
  Parviz Jalayer
  Parviz Jalayer is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Silver medalist for Iran.- References :* * - External links :*...
  
  - Men's 67.5 kg
- Manouchehr Boroumand
  Manouchehr Boroumand
  Manouchehr Boroumand is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Asian Games Gold medalist for Iran.- References :* * - External links :*...
  
  - Men's +90 kg
Bronze
- Mohammadreza Nasehi - Men's 52 kg
- Mohammad Ammi Tehrani - Men's 75 kg
- Naser Doroudian - Men's 90 kg
- Reza Esteki - Men's +90 kg

Freestyle

Gold
- Abdollah Movahed
  Abdollah Movahed
  Abdollah Movahed Ardabili is an Iranian wrestler who competed in freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Like his counterpart Habibi, he came from Mazandaran Province....
  
  - Men's 70 kg
- Mansour Mehdizadeh - Men's 97 kg
- Eskandar Filabi
  Eskandar Filabi
  Moslem Eskandar-Filabi more known as Eskandar Filabi is a renowned Iranian wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the most successful Iranian athlete with 4 gold medals at the 1966, 1970 and 1974 Asian Games....
  
  - Men's +97 kg
Silver
- Ali Akbar Heidari
  Ali Akbar Heidari
  Seyed Ali Akbar Heidari is an Iranian wrestler who won a bronze medal in Freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  - Men's 52 kg
- Mohammad Ali Farrokhian - Men's 57 kg
- Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour
  Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour
  Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour Saadabadi more known as Ebrahim Seifpour, is an Iranian retired wrestler who competed in Freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
  
  - Men's 63 kg
- Hossein Tahami - Men's 78 kg
- Mahmoud Moezzipour - Men's 87 kg

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