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Iran at the 2019 World Beach Games

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Iran at the
2019 World Beach Games
IOC codeIRI
in Doha, Qatar
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) – 16 October 2019 (2019-10-16)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Beach Games appearances

Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the inaugural World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar from 12 to 16 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Iran originally won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal.[1] In February 2021 however, Iran's gold medallist, Pouya Rahmani, was found guilty of doping offences committed at the Games. He was stripped of his medal.[2][3]

Medal summary

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Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Karate kata 0 1 0 1
Beach soccer 0 0 1 1

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Pouya Rahmani Beach wrestling Men's +90 kg
 Silver Fatemeh Sadeghi Karate kata Women's individual kata
 Bronze Men's team Beach soccer Men's tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Results". 2019 World Beach Games. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (12 February 2021). "NOC strips wrestlers Rahmani and Genesis of World Beach Games medals". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ "ANOC disqualifies results of two beach wrestlers from ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 for anti-doping offences". Around the Rings. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2022.