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Iran at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors41 in 14 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Mahdi Olfati & Neda Shahsavari
Flag bearer (closing)Fatemeh Mojallal
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
3
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Iran (officially called the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, Iranian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, citing political reasons. This was the nation's 19th appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Before and during the Games, there were calls to ban Iran from the 2024 Summer Olympics due to human rights abuse allegations following the executions of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari and national karate champion Mohammad Mehdi Karami, crackdown on protesters and athletes during the Mahsa Amini protests, blinding of archer Kowsar Khoshnoudi-Kia, and defection of taekwondo medalist Kimia Alizadeh.[1]

During the Games, 41 competitors across 14 sports competed for Iran at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] The Iranian roster featured a number of past Olympians and Olympic medalists, including taekwondo fighter Nahid Kiani, who became the first Iranian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics and thereby surpassing Kimia Alizadeh's 2016 bronze feat, and freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani, who won his third Olympic medal with a silver medal. A total of 12 medals were won for Iran at these Games, 3 of which were gold, placing Iran at 21st on the medal table for these Games.

On the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, 14 of the 37 athletes were Iranian.[3] Elsewhere, some Iranians, such as Kimia Alizadeh, competed for other nations (see Other Iranians).[4]

Calls for ban on participation

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There had been calls to ban Iran from the 2024 Summer Olympics due to human rights abuse allegations following the executions of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari and national karate champion Mohammad Mehdi Karami, crackdown on protesters and athletes during the Mahsa Amini protests, blinding of archer Kowsar Khoshnoudi-Kia, and defection of taekwondo medalist Kimia Alizadeh.[1][5] A group of Iranian dissidents including Franco-Iranian boxer Mahyar Monshipour and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi sent a letter to the IOC calling for Iran to be banned; they opined that the country's prohibition of women from practicing sports like wrestling, boxing, swimming, and sailing was not in line with the Olympic Charter.[6] American senator Marsha Blackburn petitioned IOC President Thomas Bach to ban Iran from the Paris Games.[7] The IOC expressed serious concerns over the situation of the Iranian athletes and urged the Iranian Olympic Committee to take appropriate action with the highest authorities to protect the athletes and members of the Olympic community from a humanitarian perspective. The IOC said that it reserves the right to take any appropriate action relating to the participation of the Iranian NOC and athletes in regards to the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

Medalists

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Competitors

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The following is the list of the number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Athletics 1 1 2
Canoeing 2 0 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Fencing 4 0 4
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Rowing 0 3 3
Shooting 1 3 4
Sport climbing 1 0 1
Swimming 1 0 1
Table tennis 2 1 3
Taekwondo 2 2 4
Weightlifting 2 0 2
Wrestling 12 0 12
Total 30 11 41

Archery

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One Iranian archer qualified for the women's individual recurve through the 2024 Final Individual Qualification Tournament in Antalya, Turkey.[10]

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mobina Fallah Women's individual 652 28  Ánh Nguyệt (VIE)
W 6X–510
 E Gökkır (TUR)
L 0–6
Did not advance 17

Athletics

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Iran sent two runners to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11]

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Hassan Taftian Men's 100 m 10.18 SB 5 Did not advance 33
Farzaneh Fasihi Women's 100 m 11.51 7 Did not advance 51

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Iranian canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the result of the highest ranked eligible nations in the following events, through the 2024 Asian Sprint Canoeing Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mohammad Nabi Rezaei Men's C-1 1000 m 4:10.36 4 QF 3:52.41 4 Did not advance 18
Ali Aghamirzaei Men's K-1 1000 m 3:36.58 6 QF 3:33.78 3 Did not advance 18

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); SF = Qualified for Semifinals; QF = Qualified for Quarterfinals;

Cycling

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Road

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Iran entered one male rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympics. The nation's secured those quota through the 2023 Asian Championships in Rayong, Thailand.[12]

Athlete Event Time Diff. Rank
Ali Labib Men's road race 6:46:33 +26:59 76

Fencing

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Iran entered four fencers into the Olympic competition. The nation's men's sabre team secured quota places in men's sabre events, after being nominated as one of the highest-ranked nations from Asia & Oceania, through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ali Pakdaman Men's sabre Bye  Yoshida (JPN)
W 15–11
 Sang-uk (KOR)
L 10–15
Did not advance 13
Mohammad Rahbari Bye  Patrice (FRA)
L 13–15
Did not advance 28
Mohammad Fotouhi  Zea (MEX)
L 13–15
Did not advance 33
Ali Pakdaman
Mohammad Rahbari
Mohammad Fotouhi
Farzad Baher Arasbaran*
Men's team sabre  United States (USA)
W 45–44
 Hungary (HUN)
L 43–45
 France (FRA)
L 25–45
4

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Iran entered one gymnast into the games. Mahdi Olfati directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being one of the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the men's vault, through the final accumulations of the 2024 Apparatus World Cup Series rankings and marking the nation's return to the sport since Tokyo 1964.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Mahdi Olfati Men's Vault 14.583 8 Q 14.266 7

Rowing

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Iranian rowers qualified two boats for the following events, through the 2024 Asia & Oceania Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.[13]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fatemeh Mojallal Women's single sculls 8:01.30 4 R 7:56.48 1 QF 8:00.37 6 SC/D 8:06.23 6 FD 7:46.08 21
Mahsa Javar
Zeinab Norouzi
Women's lightweight double sculls 7:35.97 4 R 7:35.56 4 FC Did not advance 7:14.32 16

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

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Iranian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mohammad Beiranvand Men's trap 117 24 Did not advance
Shermineh Chehel Amirani Women's 10 m air rifle 630.0 11 Did not advance
Fatemeh Amini 626.2 26 Did not advance
Hanieh Rostamian Women's 10 m air pistol 571 22 Did not advance
Women's 25 m pistol 588 3 Q 19 6

Sport climbing

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Iran qualified one climber for Paris 2024. Reza Alipour qualified directly for the men's speed events, through the 2024 Olympic Qualifier series ranking;[20]marking the nation's debut in these sports.

Speed
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Reza Alipour Men's 5.06 6  David (NZL)
L 5.26 q –5.20
 Maimuratov (KAZ)
W 5.57–6.14
 Leonardo (INA)
L 4.84 PB –4.78
 Watson (USA)
L 4.88–4.74
4

Swimming

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Iran received a‌n Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Samyar Abdoli Men's 100 m freestyle 50.63 48 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Iran entered three table tennis players into Paris 2024. Nima Alamian and Neda Shahsavari qualified for the games, following the triumph of winning the gold medals, respectively in men's and women's singles event, at the 2024 Central Asian Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan;[21] meanwhile Noshad Alamian qualified for the games through the final world ranking.[22]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Noshad Alamian Men's singles  Omatoyo (NGR)
W 4–1
 Harimoto (JPN)
L 2–4
Did not advance 17
Nima Alamian  Kao C (TPE)
L 1–4
Did not advance 33
Neda Shahsavari Women's singles  Pavade (FRA)
L 1–4
Did not advance 33

Taekwondo

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Iran qualified four athletes to compete at the games. Nahid Kiani qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of finishing within the top five in the Olympic rankings in her respective division, meanwhile Mehran Barkhordari qualified the games by virtue of finishing first at the Grand Slam Series rankings.[23] Later on Mobina Nematzadeh and Arian Salimi secured a quota places in their respective division, by virtue of their victory in the semifinal round, at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[24]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mehran Barkhordari Men's −80 kg  Jaysunov (UZB)
W 0–0 LSU, 12–0, 6–6 WSU
 Alessio (ITA)
W 1–6, 2–1, 10–9
 Seo (KOR)
W 2–4, 13–9, 12–8
Bye  Katoussi (TUN)
L 2–4, 1–5
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Arian Salimi Men's +80 kg  Rafalovich (UZB)
W 8–2, 5–1
 Sansores (MEX)
W 2–2 LSU, 6–4, 12–0
 Šapina (CRO)
W 5–12, 9–8, 9–6
Bye  Cunningham (GBR)
W 3–6, 9–1, 6–3
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mobina Nematzadeh Women's –49 kg  Tau (LES)
W 3–0, 2–0
 Cerezo (ESP)
W 2–0, 7–2
 Guo (CHN)
L 1–4, 4–6
Bye  Abu Taleb (KSA)
W 3–0, 4–2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Nahid Kiani Women's –57 kg  Alizadeh (BUL)
W 7–10, 6–5, 7–7 WSU
 Toumi (TUN)
W 5–2, 0–3, 3–2
 Aoun (LBN)
W 10–3, 9–0
Bye  Kim (KOR)
L 1–5, 0–9
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Weightlifting

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Iran entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Mirmostafa Javadi (men's 89 kg) and Ali Davoudi (men's +102 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, in their respective weight division based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.[25][26]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mirmostafa Javadi Men's −89 kg 168 6 204 5 372 5
Ali Davoudi Men's +102 kg 205 4 242 4 447 4

Wrestling

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Iran qualified twelve wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Seven of them qualified by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia;[27][28][29] meanwhile four of them qualified after winning the semifinal round at the 2024 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alireza Sarlak Men's 57 kg  Higuchi (JPN)
L 0–5VF
Did not advance  Cruz (PUR)
L 0–5VA
Did not advance LFO
Rahman Amouzad Men's −65 kg  Retherford (USA)
W 3–0PO
 Dudaev (ALB)
W 4–0ST
 Musukaev (HUN)
W 4–0ST
Bye  Kiyooka (JPN)
L 1–3PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Younes Emami Men's –74 kg  Chamizo (ITA)
W 3–1PP
 Ndum (GBS)
W 4–0ST
 Dake (USA)
L 0–5VT
Did not advance 7
Hassan Yazdani Men's −86 kg  Lawrence (AUS)
W 4–0ST
 Kurugliev (GRE)
W 3–1PP
 Amine (SMR)
W 3–1PP
Bye  Ramazanov (BUL)
L 1–3PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Amir Ali Azarpira Men's −97 kg  Tazhudinov (BRN)
L 1–3PP
Did not advance  Yergali (KAZ)
W 3–1PP
 Snyder (USA)
W 3–1PP
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Amir Hossein Zare Men's −125 kg  Lazarev (KGZ)
W 3–0PO
 Dhesi (CAN)
W 4–0ST
 Akgül (TUR)
W 3–1PP
Bye  Petriashvili (GEO)
L 1–3PP
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mehdi Mohsennejad Men's −60 kg  Fergat (ALG)
W 4–0ST
 Fumita (JPN)
L 0–4ST
Did not advance  de Armas (CUB)
W 4–1SP
 Sharshenbekov (KGZ)
L 1–3PP
5
Saeid Esmaeili Men's −67 kg  Ghaiou (ALG)
W 4–0ST
 Orta (CUB)
W 4–0ST
 Galstyan (ARM)
W 3–1PP
Bye  Nasibov (UKR)
W 3–1PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Amin Kavianinejad Men's −77 kg  Peña (CUB)
W 3–1PP
 Amoyan (ARM)
L 0–3PO
Did not advance 8
Alireza Mohmadi Men's −87 kg  Muñoz (COL)
W 4–0ST
 Kułynycz (POL)
W 4–1SP
 Beleniuk (UKR)
W 3–1PP
Bye  Novikov (BUL)
L 0–3PO
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mohammad Hadi Saravi Men's −97 kg  Rau (USA)
W 4–1SP
 Dzhuzupbekov (KGZ)
W 4–0ST
 Gabr (EGY)
W 3–0PO
Bye  Aleksanyan (ARM)
W 3–1PP
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Amin Mirzazadeh Men's −130 kg  Coon (USA)
W 3–1PP
 López (CUB)
L 1–3PP
Did not advance  Lee (KOR)
W 4–0ST
 Shariati (AZE)
W 3–0PO
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Other Iranians

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14 of the 37 athletes on the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics were Iranian.[3]

Likewise, some Iranians competed for other NOCs; some were born in Iran and had represented Iran in the past, while some were of Iranian descent.[30][31][32] Notably, Kimia Alizadeh faced Nahid Kiani, with the former eventually winning bronze and the latter eventually winning silver.[33]

Place Name NOC
 Bronze Tara Babulfath Sweden
 Bronze Kimia Alizadeh Bulgaria
 Bronze Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh Germany
5th Milad Karimi Kazakhstan
5th Sabah Shariati Azerbaijan
9th Tina Rahimi Australia
28th Dara Alizadeh Bermuda
33rd Hady Habib Lebanon
35th Mariam Sheikhalizadeh Azerbaijan
Dorsa Yavarivafa Refugee Olympic Team
Omid Ahmadisafa Refugee Olympic Team
36th Amir Rezanejad Refugee Olympic Team
23rd Saeid Fazloula Refugee Olympic Team
38th Saman Soltani Refugee Olympic Team
17th Mohammad Rashnonezhad Refugee Olympic Team
17th Mahboubeh Barbari Zharfi Refugee Olympic Team
Matin Balsini Refugee Olympic Team
Hadi Tiran Refugee Olympic Team
Kasra Mehdipournejad Refugee Olympic Team
Dina Pouryounes Refugee Olympic Team
9th Yekta Jamali Refugee Olympic Team
Iman Mahdavi Refugee Olympic Team
17th Jamal Valizadeh Refugee Olympic Team

See also

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