Iran at the 1951 Asian Games

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
IOC codeIRN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in New Delhi
Competitors49 in 5 sports
Flag bearerMahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
16
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Aquatics, Diving 22
Aquatics, Swimming 22
Athletics 88
Basketball 1010
Cycling, Road / Track 11
Football 1717
Weightlifting 1111
Total49049
  • Ahmad Ordoubadi participated in both athletics and weightlifting.
  • Hossein Soroudi participated in both basketball and football.

Medal summary

Medal table
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Aquatics, Diving112
Athletics112
Basketball11
Football11
Weightlifting7310
Total86216

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldAli BaghbanbashiAthleticsMen's 5000 m
 GoldMahmoud NamjooWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldJafar SalmasiWeightliftingMen's 60 kg
 GoldHassan FerdosWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg
 GoldFirouz PojhanWeightliftingMen's 75 kg
 GoldHassan RahnavardiWeightliftingMen's 82.5 kg
 GoldRasoul RaeisiWeightliftingMen's 90 kg
 GoldLeon KurukchianWeightliftingMen's +90 kg
 SilverTaghi AskariAquatics, DivingMen's 10 m platform
 SilverAli BaghbanbashiAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase
 SilverNader 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		FootballMen
 SilverAli MirzaeiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 SilverJalal MansouriWeightliftingMen's 75 kg
 SilverAhmad OrdoubadiWeightliftingMen's +90 kg
 BronzeTaghi AskariAquatics, DivingMen's 3 m springboard
 BronzeHossein Soroudi
Kamal Mashhoun
Alireza Oshar
Reza Masoumi
Mashallah Safiyar
Kambiz Mokhberi
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soudipour
Hossein Razi
Hassan Khaleghpour		BasketballMen

Results by event

Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1951 Asian Games
Men[2]
Athlete Event Score Rank
Taghi Askari 3 m springboard 271.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 m platform 325.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Manouchehr Khamoush 10 m platform 250.85 4

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games
Men[3]
Athlete Event Time Rank
Mousa Boroumand 100 m freestyle ?
Tofigh Yousefzadeh 200 m breaststroke 3:11.2 4

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
3000 m steeplechase 9:31.8 2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Athlete Event Result Rank
Ahmad Ordoubadi Shot put ?
Discus throw ?

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games
Men[5]
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		  Japan
L 34–40		  India
W 63–52		  Philippines
L 41–65		  Burma
W 84–38		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1951 Asian Games

Road
Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jasem Jasemzadeh Road race ?

Track
Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinal Final Rank
Time Rank
Jasem Jasemzadeh Sprint did not start did not advance —

Football
Main article: Football at the 1951 Asian Games
Men[6]
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		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1951 Asian Games
Men[7]
Athlete Event Press (lb) Snatch (lb) Clean & Jerk (lb) Total (lb) Rank
Ali Mirzaei 56 kg 205 200 250 655 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 205.25 214.75 280 700 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Arsham Khachikian 60 kg 620 6
Jafar Salmasi 60 kg 210 210 255 675 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hassan Ferdos 67.5 kg 210 220 265 695 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jalal Mansouri 75 kg 230 230 295 755 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Firouz Pojhan 75 kg 225 230 310 765 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hassan Rahnavardi 82.5 kg 265 255 325 845 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rasoul Raeisi 90 kg 255 240 310 805 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Leon Kurukchian +90 kg 235 230 310 775 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ahmad Ordoubadi +90 kg 215 225 285 725 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References
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  5. "Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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