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Athletes from the Islamic Republic of 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...

competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta in the United States

United States

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Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...	1		1
Athletics Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...	1		1
Boxing Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics -Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...	4		4
Judo Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics This page shows the final results of the Judo Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Kye Sun-Hui surprised spectators by winning gold in the women's extra-lightweight event. She had obtained a wildcard entry to the Games.-Men's events:...	1		1
Shooting Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...		1	1
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...	10		10
Total	17	1	18

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...	1	1	1	3
Total	1	1	1	3

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Rasoul Khadem Rasoul Khadem Rasul Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who has won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...	Men's freestyle 90 kg
Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.-Achievements:...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...	Men's freestyle 100 kg
Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...	Men's freestyle 82 kg

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hamed Rezakhani	1500 m freestyle	17:22.86	33	Did not advance

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Hamid Sajjadi Hamid Sajjadi Seyed Hamid Sajjadi Hazaveh is an Iranian retired middle distance and long distance runner.Sajjadi has PhD in physiology and is also lecturer at Azad University. He is currently number two of the Iranian sport organization.-References:*...	10000 m	1	29:22.65	20	Did not advance		35

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	1/16 elimination	1/8 elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Rank
Babak Moghimi	63.5 kg	W 11–3	W 16–7	L 8–13	Did not advance	5
Kourosh Molaei	75 kg	L 7–24	Did not advance			17
Ayoub Pourtaghi	81 kg	L 9–21	Did not advance			17
Mohammad Reza Samadi	+91 kg Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight The Super Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers with a body mass more than 105 kilograms...	L	Did not advance			17

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Amir Ghomi	71 kg	Bye	W Hansukomake	L Ippon	Repechage W Shido	Repechage L Ippon	Did not advance		9

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Lida Fariman	10 m air rifle	379	46	Did not advance

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round 1	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Round 5	Round 6	Final	Rank
Gholamreza Mohammadi	52 kg	W 4–0	W 5–0	Bye	L 0–10		Repechage L 1–3	5th place match W 4–2	5
Mohammad Talaei Mohammad Talaei Mohammad Talaei is an Iranian retired wrestler.-External links:*...	57 kg	W 4–1	L 3–5	Repechage W 5–0	Repechage W 1–0	Repechage W 4–2	Repechage L Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	5th place match L 3–4	6
Abbas Hajkenari Abbas Hajkenari Abbas Hajkenari is an Iranian retired wrestler .-References:*...	62 kg	L 0–3	Repechage L 3–8	Did not advance					19
Akbar Fallah	68 kg	L 2–2	Repechage W 1–0	Repechage W 5–0	Repechage L 1–3	Did not advance			10
Issa Momeni	74 kg	L 0–8	Repechage W 3–0	Repechage L 1–4	Did not advance				16
Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Championships, And one bronze medal from 1990 World Championships and the 1992 and 1993 Asian Championships and one silver medal...	82 kg	W 3–0	W 1–0	Bye	L 0–4		Repechage W 3–0	3rd place match W 0–0
Rasoul Khadem Rasoul Khadem Rasul Khadem Azghadi is an Iranian wrestler who has won a Bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He is also the 1994 and 1995 world champion and the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 Asian champion...	90 kg	W 6–1	W 4–3	Bye	W 3–0			W 3–0
Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi Abbas Jadidi is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Freestyle Heavyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics, losing controversially to Kurt Angle and winning the silver medal.-Achievements:...	100 kg	W 4–0	W 4–0	Bye	W 4–1			L 1–1
Ebrahim Mehraban	130 kg	W 6–2	L 0–3	Repechage L 2–3	Did not advance				12

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Round 5	Round 6	Final	Rank
Ahad Pazaj	62 kg	L 2–5	Bye	Repechage W Fall Pin (amateur wrestling) A pin, or fall, is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling that is met by holding an opponent's shoulders or scapulae on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time. This article deals with the pin as it is defined in amateur wrestling.In amateur wrestling, a pin ends the match...	Repechage L 0–4	Did not advance			11

External links

International Olympic Committee Web Site

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