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Iran at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Melbourne/ Stockholm
Competitors17 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Mahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)

Iran competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia; 17 athletes competed. [1] [2]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 2
Weightlifting 7 7
Wrestling 8 8
Total 17 0 17

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 1 1
Wrestling 2 2 4
Total 2 2 1 5

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Emam-Ali Habibi Wrestling Men's freestyle 67 kg
 Gold Gholamreza Takhti Wrestling Men's freestyle 87 kg
 Silver Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
 Silver Mehdi Yaghoubi Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
 Bronze Mahmoud Namjoo Weightlifting Men's 56 kg

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men [3]
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi Marathon Did not finish
Athlete Event 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Total Rank
Najmeddin Farabi Decathlon 12.1
572 		6.25
575 		11.31
524 		1.70
656 		52.3
684 		17.4
372 		28.73
347 		3.30
438 		41.23
375 		4:24.8
560 		5103 12

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men [4]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 100.0 102.5 130.0 332.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hossein Zarini 60 kg 92.5 92.5 120.0 305.0 13
Henrik Tamraz 67.5 kg 115.0 105.0 145.0 365.0 5
Ebrahim Peiravi 75 kg 107.5 117.5 147.5 372.5 7
Jalal Mansouri 82.5 kg 132.5 122.5 162.5 417.5 4
Hassan Rahnavardi 90 kg 140.0 127.5 157.5 425.0 4
Firouz Pojhan +90 kg 147.5 132.5 170.0 450.0 4

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle [5]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Final round Rank
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour 52 kg Bye   Chinazzo ( ITA)
W 3–0 		  Delgado ( USA)
W 3–0 		  Asai ( JPN)
W 3–0 		  Akbaş ( TUR)
W 3–0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  Tsalkalamanidze ( URS)
L Fall
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg   Shakhov ( URS)
W 3–0 		  Jameson ( AUS)
W Fall 		  Pandey ( IND)
W Fall 		  Dağıstanlı ( TUR)
L 1–2 		  Lee ( KOR)
W 3–0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nasser Givehchi 62 kg   Geldenhuys ( RSA)
W 3–0 		  Hall ( GBR)
W Fall 		  Penttilä ( FIN)
L 1–2 		  Şit ( TUR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 6
Emam-Ali Habibi 67 kg   Anderberg ( SWE)
W Fall 		  Tóth ( HUN)
W 3–0 		  Bielle ( FRA)
W 3–0 		  Nizzola ( ITA)
W 3–0 		  Kasahara ( JPN)
W 3–0 		  Bestayev ( URS)
W Fall 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nabi Sorouri 73 kg   Singh ( IND)
W Fall 		  Fischer ( USA)
L 0–3 		  Petkov ( BUL)
W 3–0 		  de Villiers ( RSA)
W 3–0 		Did not advance 4
Abbas Zandi 79 kg   Katsuramoto ( JPN)
W 3–0 		Bye   Atlı ( TUR)
L 0–3 		  Hodge ( USA)
L Fall 		Did not advance 7
Gholamreza Takhti 87 kg   Theron ( RSA)
W Fall 		  Steckle ( CAN)
W Fall 		  Ohira ( JPN)
W Fall 		  Coote ( AUS)
W Fall 		  Kulayev ( URS)
W 3–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
  Blair ( USA)
W 3–0
Hossein Nouri +87 kg   Mehmedov ( BUL)
L 0–3 		  da Silva ( NZL)
W 3–0 		  Kaplan ( TUR)
L Fall 		Did not advance Did not advance 9

References

  1. ^ "Iran at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 303 and 344. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 636–648. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 660–675. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Iran_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics&oldid=1154074664"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iran at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOC National Olympic Committee of Iran
Website www.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Melbourne/ Stockholm
Competitors17 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Mahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances ( overview)

Iran competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia; 17 athletes competed. [1] [2]

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 2
Weightlifting 7 7
Wrestling 8 8
Total 17 0 17

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting 1 1
Wrestling 2 2 4
Total 2 2 1 5

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Emam-Ali Habibi Wrestling Men's freestyle 67 kg
 Gold Gholamreza Takhti Wrestling Men's freestyle 87 kg
 Silver Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
 Silver Mehdi Yaghoubi Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
 Bronze Mahmoud Namjoo Weightlifting Men's 56 kg

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men [3]
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi Marathon Did not finish
Athlete Event 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Total Rank
Najmeddin Farabi Decathlon 12.1
572 		6.25
575 		11.31
524 		1.70
656 		52.3
684 		17.4
372 		28.73
347 		3.30
438 		41.23
375 		4:24.8
560 		5103 12

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men [4]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 100.0 102.5 130.0 332.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hossein Zarini 60 kg 92.5 92.5 120.0 305.0 13
Henrik Tamraz 67.5 kg 115.0 105.0 145.0 365.0 5
Ebrahim Peiravi 75 kg 107.5 117.5 147.5 372.5 7
Jalal Mansouri 82.5 kg 132.5 122.5 162.5 417.5 4
Hassan Rahnavardi 90 kg 140.0 127.5 157.5 425.0 4
Firouz Pojhan +90 kg 147.5 132.5 170.0 450.0 4

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle [5]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Final round Rank
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour 52 kg Bye   Chinazzo ( ITA)
W 3–0 		  Delgado ( USA)
W 3–0 		  Asai ( JPN)
W 3–0 		  Akbaş ( TUR)
W 3–0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  Tsalkalamanidze ( URS)
L Fall
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg   Shakhov ( URS)
W 3–0 		  Jameson ( AUS)
W Fall 		  Pandey ( IND)
W Fall 		  Dağıstanlı ( TUR)
L 1–2 		  Lee ( KOR)
W 3–0 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nasser Givehchi 62 kg   Geldenhuys ( RSA)
W 3–0 		  Hall ( GBR)
W Fall 		  Penttilä ( FIN)
L 1–2 		  Şit ( TUR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 6
Emam-Ali Habibi 67 kg   Anderberg ( SWE)
W Fall 		  Tóth ( HUN)
W 3–0 		  Bielle ( FRA)
W 3–0 		  Nizzola ( ITA)
W 3–0 		  Kasahara ( JPN)
W 3–0 		  Bestayev ( URS)
W Fall 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nabi Sorouri 73 kg   Singh ( IND)
W Fall 		  Fischer ( USA)
L 0–3 		  Petkov ( BUL)
W 3–0 		  de Villiers ( RSA)
W 3–0 		Did not advance 4
Abbas Zandi 79 kg   Katsuramoto ( JPN)
W 3–0 		Bye   Atlı ( TUR)
L 0–3 		  Hodge ( USA)
L Fall 		Did not advance 7
Gholamreza Takhti 87 kg   Theron ( RSA)
W Fall 		  Steckle ( CAN)
W Fall 		  Ohira ( JPN)
W Fall 		  Coote ( AUS)
W Fall 		  Kulayev ( URS)
W 3–0 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
  Blair ( USA)
W 3–0
Hossein Nouri +87 kg   Mehmedov ( BUL)
L 0–3 		  da Silva ( NZL)
W 3–0 		  Kaplan ( TUR)
L Fall 		Did not advance Did not advance 9

References

  1. ^ "Iran at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 303 and 344. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 636–648. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ^ "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 660–675. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Iran_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics&oldid=1154074664"

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