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Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
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competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

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Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...	1		1
Athletics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	2		2
Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...	1		1
Cycling, Road Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....	2		2
Cycling, Track Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....	2		2
Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	7		7
Shooting Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....		1	1
Table tennis Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics thumb\|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	1		1
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....	2		2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...	6		6
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	13		13
Total	37	1	38

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....	1		1	2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...	1			1
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...		2	1	3
Total	2	2	2	6

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....	Men's 68 kg
Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...	Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...	Men's +105 kg
Masoud Mostafa-Jokar	Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	Men's freestyle 60 kg
Alireza Rezaei Alireza Rezaei Alireza Rezaei is a former Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-References:*...	Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	Men's freestyle 120 kg
Yousef Karami	Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....	Men's 80 kg
Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....	Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...	Men's freestyle 96 kg

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Babak Farhoudi	100 m freestyle	56.42	61	Did not advance

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
Athlete	Event	Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Rank
Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :...	800 m	6	1:49.49	7	Did not advance					61

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Abbas Samimi Abbas Samimi Abbas Samimi is a retired Iranian discus thrower.His personal best throw is 64.98 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Manila. He is currently coaching his brothers, Mohammad and Mahmoud.-Achievements:-References:...	Discus throw	57.57	28	Did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Mohammad Asheri	60 kg	Bye	L 18–37	Did not advance			9

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Abbas Saeidi Tanha	Road race	Did not finish
Amir Zargari Amir Zargari Amir Zargari is an Iranian professional racing cyclist currently riding for Islamic Azad University Continental Team.-Career highlights:# 1998: 3º in Asian Games, Track, Points race, Bangkok...	Road race	Did not finish

Track

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		First round		Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Final	Rank
Hossein Askari Hossein Askari Hossein Askari is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Career highlights:20022004...	Individual pursuit	4:39.302	15	Did not advance			15

Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi Mehdi Sohrabi \|Zanjan]]) is an Iranian professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team.-Palmares:20072008...	Points race	Did not finish

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage final	Final	Rank
Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh Masoud Haji Akhondzadeh Masoud Haji Akhondzade is an Iranian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Choi Min-Ho of South Korea....	60 kg	Bye	W 0030–0001	W 0010–0001	W 1000–0021	L 0011–0122		3rd place match L 0000–1002	5
Arash Miresmaeili	66 kg		Disqualified
Hamed Malekmohammadi	73 kg	Bye	W 1000–0010	L 0000–1000	Repechage W 1010–0000	Repechage L 0020–1110	Did not advance		9
Reza Chahkhandagh Reza Chahkhandagh Reza Chahkhandagh is an Iranian judoka.Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games, he was stopped in the repechage round of 16 by Adil Belgaid of Morocco....	81 kg		W 1000–0000	L 0002–1001	Repechage L 0001–0013	Did not advance			13
Abbas Fallah Abbas Fallah Abbas Fallah is an Iranian judoka.Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games, he was stopped in the round of 32 by Keith Morgan of Canada....	90 kg		L 0111–1002	Did not advance					21
Masoud Khosravinejad	100 kg	Bye	L 0001–0100	Did not advance					21
Mahmoud Miran Mahmoud Miran Seyed Mahmoud Reza Miran Fashandi more known as Mahmoud Miran is an Iranian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Dennis van der Geest of the Netherlands.He lost in the first round of 100 kg...	+100 kg	Bye	W 1002–0001	W 1000–0010	W 0110–0100	L 0010–1110		3rd place match L 0001–0201	5

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Nasim Hassanpour	10 m air pistol	376	28	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand also known as Shahin Akhlaghpasand is an Iranian table tennis player.-References:*...	Singles	L 1–4 8–11, 13–11, 9–11, 7–11, 5–11	Did not advance						49

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final	Rank
Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Hadi Saei Bonehkohal is a former Iranian Azerbaijani Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful Iranian athlete in Olympic history after winning gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in the Men's 68 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...	68 kg	W	W 8–6	W 9–9		W 4–3
Yousef Karami	80 kg	W 16–12	W 13–9	L 6–7	Repechage W 12–4	3rd place match W 9–8

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Mehdi Panzvan	69 kg	147.5	No mark	—	—
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Mohammad Hossein Barkhah Mohammad Hossein Barkhah is a retired weightlifting champion in Iran. In 2003, while in Vancouver, Canada, at a competition, he twisted one of his arms while performing a snatch.- References :...	77 kg	160.0	197.5	357.5	6
Asghar Ebrahimi Asghar Ebrahimi Asghar Ebrahimi Farbod Kamachali is an Iranian weightlifter.-References:*...	94 kg	165.0	190.0	355.0	16
Shahin Nassirinia Shahin Nassirinia Shahin Nassirinia is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships.- References :*...	94 kg	172.5	220.0	392.5	4
Mohsen Biranvand Mohsen Biranvand Mohsen Biranvand is an Iranian weightlifter. He was born in Yazd.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he participated in the 105 kg category, but failed in the snatch competition...	105 kg	No mark	—	—	—
Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...	+105 kg	210.0	263.5 WR	472.5

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Elimination		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Babak Nourzad	55 kg	L 0–6	Pool C 3	Did not advance			16
Babak Nourzad	55 kg	W 6–4	Pool C 3	Did not advance			16
Masoud Mostafa-Jokar	60 kg	W 8–0	Pool E 1	Bye	W 5–4	L 0–4
Masoud Mostafa-Jokar	60 kg	W 3–2	Pool E 1	Bye	W 5–4	L 0–4
Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir Alireza Dabir is a champion freestyle wrestler from Iran. Dabir won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, as well as the World Championship in 1998. He was runner-up in 1999, 2001, and 2002. In the Athens Olympics, Dabir lost his first two matches due to a severe shoulder...	66 kg	L 0–4	Pool F 3	Did not advance			18
	66 kg	L 4–5	Pool F 3	Did not advance			18
Mehdi Hajizadeh Mehdi Hajizadeh Mehdi Hajizadeh Jooybari is an Iranian wrestler.-References:*...	74 kg	W 7–5	Pool D 2	Did not advance			13
	74 kg	L 0–3	Pool D 2	Did not advance			13
Majid Khodaei	84 kg	W 5–1	Pool A 1	L 5–6	Did not advance	5th place match W 3–0	5
Majid Khodaei	84 kg	W 8–1	Pool A 1	L 5–6	Did not advance	5th place match W 3–0	5
Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari Alireza Heidari is an Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....	96 kg	W 3–2	Pool D 1	W 5–0	L 4–6	3rd place match W 3–2
	96 kg	W 10–0	Pool D 1	W 5–0	L 4–6	3rd place match W 3–2
Alireza Rezaei Alireza Rezaei Alireza Rezaei is a former Iranian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-References:*...	120 kg	W 5–0	Pool E 1	Bye	W 4–1	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...
		W 3–0
		W 7–0

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Elimination		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Pools	Rank	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Hassan Rangraz Hassan Rangraz Hassan Rangraz is an Iranian retired wrestler, He is a world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-References:*...	55 kg	L 4–6	Pool B 2	Did not advance			9
	55 kg	W 10–0	Pool B 2	Did not advance			9
Ali Ashkani	60 kg	L 1–4	Pool G 3	Did not advance			11
		L 1–3
		W 6–1
Parviz Zeidvand	66 kg	W 5–0	Pool D 1	L 1–2	Did not advance	5th place match ,	—
Parviz Zeidvand	66 kg	W 3–1	Pool D 1	L 1–2	Did not advance	5th place match ,	—
Behrouz Jamshidi	84 kg	L 1–3	Pool C 2	Did not advance			9
Behrouz Jamshidi	84 kg	W 3–0	Pool C 2	Did not advance			9
Masoud Hashemzadeh Masoud Hashemzadeh Masoud Hashemzadeh is an Iranian wrestler. He has competed in two Olympics but has yet to win a medal.-References:*...	96 kg	W 2–2	Pool D 1	W 3–1	L 2–4	3rd place match L 2–3,	—
	96 kg	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...	Pool D 1	W 3–1	L 2–4	3rd place match L 2–3,	—
Sajjad Barzi	120 kg	W 3–1	Pool B 1	W 3–0	L 0–4	3rd place match L 0–3	4
Sajjad Barzi	120 kg	W 2–1	Pool B 1	W 3–0	L 0–4	3rd place match L 0–3	4

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