Iran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics.[1]
| Iran at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IRI (IRN used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 14 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abolfazl Anvari |
| Medals Ranked 19th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors edit
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 4 | |
| Wrestling | 9 | 9 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mohammad Nassiri | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg |
| Gold |
Abdollah Movahed | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 70 kg |
 Silver |
Parviz Jalayer | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg |
 Bronze |
Aboutaleb Talebi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg |
| Bronze |
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 63 kg |
Results by event edit
Athletics edit
- Men[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jalal Keshmiri | Shot put | Did not start | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | 53.96 | 20 | Did not advance | ||
Weightlifting edit
- Men[3]
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Nassiri | 56 kg | 112.5 | 105.0 | 150.0 WR | 367.5 |
|
| Nasrollah Dehnavi | 60 kg | 117.5 | 107.5 | 140.0 | 365.0 | 6 |
| Parviz Jalayer | 67.5 kg | 125.0 | 132.5 | 165.0 | 422.5 |
|
| Daniel Gevargiz | 75 kg | No mark | — | — | — | — |
Wrestling edit
- Men's freestyle[4]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 5th round | 6th round | 7th / Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 52 kg |  Defran (DOM)W Fall |
 Solari (ECU)W Fall |
 Triantafyllidis (GRE)W Fall |
 Sanders (USA)L Fall |
 Nakata (JPN)L Fall |
Did not advance | 7 | |
| Aboutaleb Talebi | 57 kg |  Raxon (GUA)W Superiority |
 Ahmad (AFG)W Points |
 Sardar (PAK)W Points |
Bye | Behm (USA) W Points |
 Aliyev (URS)D Points |
Uetake (JPN) D Points |
|
| Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | 63 kg | Douglas (USA) W Points |
 Luczak (GDR)W Superiority |
 Engel (TCH)W Fall |
Tedeyev (URS) W Points |
Karypidis (GRE) W Fall |
 Todorov (BUL)D Points |
| |
| Kaneko (JPN) L Points | |||||||||
| Abdollah Movahed | 70 kg |  Garvie (CAN)W Superiority |
 Vario (ARG)W Superiority |
 Marchand (FRA)W Superiority |
Rost (FRG) W Superiority |
 Chand (IND)W Points |
 Sereeter (MGL)W Points |
Valchev (BUL) W Points |
|
| Ali-Mohammad Momeni | 78 kg | Ayub (AFG) W Superiority |
 Bajkó (HUN)W Points |
 Atalay (TUR)L Points |
Heinze (GDR) W Points |
Sotirov (BUL) W Points |
Did not advance | 4 | |
| Mansour Mehdizadeh | 87 kg |  Balla (ROU)L Disqualification |
Did not appear | Did not advance | 22 | ||||
| Moslem Eskandar-Filabi | 97 kg | Vernik (ARG) W Superiority |
 Jutzeler (SUI)L Points |
Lomidze (URS) L Points |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Abolfazl Anvari | +97 kg | Nyers (HUN) W Points |
 Robertsson (SWE)W Points |
Kristoff (USA) L Points |
Duraliev (BUL) L Fall |
Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 | |
- Men's Greco-Roman[5]
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | 4th round | 5th round | 6th round | Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Moarreb | 63 kg |  Hassanein (EGY)W DNF |
Alakoç (TUR) L Points |
Galinchev (BUL) L Fall |
Did not advance | 11 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Iran at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 286. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 300–308. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Report of The Games of the XIV Olympiad Mexico City 1968, Volume III, Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 311. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2011.