Iran participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city of New Delhi, India from March 4, 1951, to March 11, 1951. This country is ranked 3rd with 8 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Ahmad Ordoubadi was the flagbearer for Iran in the opening ceremony.[1]
| Iran at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | IRN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in New Delhi | |
| Competitors | 49 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Namjoo |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Competitors edit
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 2 | 2 | |
| Aquatics, Swimming | 2 | 2 | |
| Athletics | 8 | 8 | |
| Basketball | 10 | 10 | |
| Cycling, Road / Track | 1 | 1 | |
| Football | 17 | 17 | |
| Weightlifting | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 49 |
- Ahmad Ordoubadi participated in both athletics and weightlifting.
- Hossein Soroudi participated in both basketball and football.
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Basketball | 1 | 1 | ||
| Football | 1 | 1 | ||
| Weightlifting | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
Medalists edit
Results by event edit
Aquatics edit
Diving edit
- Men[2]
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taghi Askari | 3 m springboard | 271.45 | 
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| 10 m platform | 325.35 | 
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| Manouchehr Khamoush | 10 m platform | 250.85 | 4 |
Swimming edit
- Men[3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mousa Boroumand | 100 m freestyle | ? | |
| Tofigh Yousefzadeh | 200 m breaststroke | 3:11.2 | 4 |
Athletics edit
- Men[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Hossein Ali Archin | 100 m | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | did not advance | ? | |||
| 200 m | 3 | 3 | ? | |||||||
| Ali Baghbanbashi | 5000 m | 15:54.2 | 1 | 
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| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:31.8 | 2 |
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| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Ordoubadi | Shot put | ? | |
| Discus throw | ? |
Basketball edit
| Squad list | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Soroudi Kamal Mashhoun Alireza Oshar Reza Masoumi Mashallah Safiyar Kambiz Mokhberi Abolfazl Solbi Hossein Soudipour Hossein Razi Hassan Khaleghpour Coach: Kazem Rahbari |
 JapanL 34–40 |
 IndiaW 63–52 |
 PhilippinesL 41–65 |
 BurmaW 84–38 |
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Cycling edit
Road edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasem Jasemzadeh | Road race | ? |
Track edit
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||||
| Jasem Jasemzadeh | Sprint | did not start | did not advance | — | ||
Football edit
| Squad list | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nader Afshar Alavinejad Nader Afshar Naderi Amir Aghahosseini Mohsen Azad Mahmoud Bayati Masoud Boroumand Amir Eraghi Hossein Fekri Aref Gholizadeh Mansour Hajian Parviz Kouzehkanani George Markarian Mehdi Masoud-Ansari Mehdi Nassiroghloo Mahmoud Shakibi Hossein Soroudi Ghorban Ali Tari Coach: Mostafa Salimi |
Burma W 2–0 |
Japan W 0–0, 3–2 Rep |
India L 0–1 |
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Weightlifting edit
- Men[7]
| Athlete | Event | Press (lb) | Snatch (lb) | Clean & Jerk (lb) | Total (lb) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Mirzaei | 56 kg | 205 | 200 | 250 | 655 |
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| Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg | 205.25 | 214.75 | 280 | 700 |
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| Arsham Khachikian | 60 kg | 620 | 6 | |||
| Jafar Salmasi | 60 kg | 210 | 210 | 255 | 675 |
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| Hassan Ferdos | 67.5 kg | 210 | 220 | 265 | 695 |
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| Jalal Mansouri | 75 kg | 230 | 230 | 295 | 755 |
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| Firouz Pojhan | 75 kg | 225 | 230 | 310 | 765 |
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| Hassan Rahnavardi | 82.5 kg | 265 | 255 | 325 | 845 |
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| Rasoul Raeisi | 90 kg | 255 | 240 | 310 | 805 |
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| Leon Kurukchian | +90 kg | 235 | 230 | 310 | 775 |
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| Ahmad Ordoubadi | +90 kg | 215 | 225 | 285 | 725 |
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References edit
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. p. 52. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. pp. 34–37. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. pp. 36–37. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. pp. 46–49. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
- ^ "Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. pp. 42–46. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
- ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1. p. 40. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
External links edit
- (in Persian) Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists
- (in Persian) Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists
- (in Persian) Pars Sport