| Iran at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
) | |
| IOC code | IRI (IRN used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 27 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hassan Zahedi |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing both the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | |
| Cycling, Road | 6 | 6 | |
| Cycling, Track | 2 | 2 | |
| Taekwondo | 4 | 4 | |
| Wrestling | 15 | 15 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wrestling | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Demonstration sports indicated in italics.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Askari Mohammadian | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg |
Results by event
Athletics
- Men[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasser Babapour | Marathon | 3:00:20 | 93 |
Cycling
Road
- Men[2]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraj Amirakhori | Road race | 4:32:56 | 56 |
| Mohammad Reza Bajoul | Road race | Did not finish | |
| Siamak Safarzadeh | Road race | 4:42:47 | 93 |
| Mostafa Chaichi Abbas Esmaeili Mehrdad Safarzadeh Siamak Safarzadeh | Team time trial | 2:15:29.5 | 23 |
Track
- Men[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||||||
| Jalil Eftekhari | 1 km time trial | 1:11.683 | 27 | |||||
| Mostafa Chaichi | Individual pursuit | Overlapped | Did not advance | — | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Jalil Eftekhari | Points race | 2 | 13 (–2 laps) | 14 | Did not advance | 29 | |
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle[4]
| Athlete | Event | Eliminatory round | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 / 7 | ||||
| Nasser Zeinalnia | 48 kg |  Delgado (COL)W 17–0 |  Şükrüoğlu (TUR)W 4–3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kobayashi (JPN)L Fall |  Vanni (USA)L Fall | Did not advance | 7th place match Anger (GDR)L Walkover | 8 | |
| Majid Torkan | 52 kg |  Lo (TPE)W 15–0 |  Woodcraft (CAN)W Fall |  Toguzov (URS)L 2–4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Trstena (YUG)L DNF | Did not advance | 13 | ||
| Askari Mohammadian | 57 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Battuul (MGL)W Fall |  Kimani (KEN)W 15–0 |  Chen (CHN)W Fall | .svg.png){kind=small} Noh (KOR)W 16–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ivanov (BUL)W 5–4 | Bye | Beloglazov (URS) L 1–5 | |
| Akbar Fallah | 62 kg |  Farrugia (MLT)W 15–0 | Kim (KOR) W 4–3 | Bye | Bohay (CAN) W 6–1 | Polky (GDR) W 10–3 |  Helmdach (FRG)W 5–0 | 3rd place match Shterev (BUL) L 2–5 | 4 |
| Sarkisyan (URS) L 1–12 | |||||||||
| Amir Reza Khadem | 68 kg | Bye |  El-Khodary (EGY)W 16–0 |  Rauhala (FIN)L 7–8 |  Wattar (SYR)W 17–1 | Fadzaev (URS) L 4–12 | Did not advance | 11 | |
| Ayat Vagozari | 74 kg | Varayev (URS) L 3–5 |  Anwar (PAK)W 20–9 |  Kumar (IND)W Fall | Westendorf (GDR) W 6–3 | Hara (JPN) W 12–9 | Sofiadi (BUL) L DNF | 5th place match Rauhala (FIN) L DNF | 6 |
| Ahmad Afghan | 82 kg |  Nto (CMR)W Fall |  Iglesias (ESP)W 15–0 | Rinke (CAN) L 6–7 | Sükhbat (MGL) L 0–15 | Did not advance | 11 | ||
| Mohammad Reza Toupchi | 90 kg | Lukowski (FRG) W 3–2 | Alabakov (BUL) L 2–3 | Kim (KOR) L DSQP | Did not advance | 17 | |||
- Men's Greco-Roman[5]
| Athlete | Event | Eliminatory round | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 / 7 | ||||
| Reza Simkhah | 48 kg | Scherer (FRG) L 5–10 | Yang (CHN) L 0–16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Abdolkarim Kakahaji | 52 kg | Murtoaro (FIN) L 8–10 | Miyahara (JPN) L 1–6 | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Ahad Pazaj | 57 kg |  Sigde (NOR)L Fall | Chestakov (URS) L 0–15 | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Ahad Javansalehi | 62 kg | Madzhidov (URS) L 3–8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lakhal (TUN)W 5–0 | An (KOR) L Disqualification | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 | ||
| Masoud Ghadimi | 68 kg | Zhao (CHN) W 2–1 |  Abrial (FRA)L Fall | Kim (KOR) L Disqualification | Did not advance | 21 | |||
| Reza Andouz | 74 kg | Turlykhanov (URS) L Fall | Balcı (TUR) L DSQP | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
| Mehdi Moradi Ganjeh | 82 kg | Stoykov (BUL) L 0–14 |  Fredriksson (SWE)L DSQP | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
Demonstration sports
Taekwondo
- Men[6]
| Athlete | Event | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fariborz Danesh | 50 kg |  Rumeon (NED)W Points |  Torroella (MEX)L Points | Did not advance | 5 | |
| Feisal Danesh | 58 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} Carvallo (ECU)W Points |  Salim (DEN)W Points | Sanabria (ESP) L Points | Did not advance |  |
| Hassan Zahedi | 83 kg |  Fraser (GBR)L Walkover | Did not advance | — | ||
| Mansour Bagheri | +83 kg |  Da Rocha (GHA)W Points | Kim (USA) L Points | Did not advance | 5 | |
References
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. p. 239. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 351 and 355. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 351–354. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 655–667. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 642–650. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "XXIVth Olympiad Seoul 1988 Official Report – Volume 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 4 January 2011. pp. 708–715. Retrieved 18 June 2011.