Iran at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia; 17 athletes competed.[1][2]

Iran at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codeIRI
(IRN used at these Games)
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors17 in 3 sports
Flag bearerMahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors
Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 22
Weightlifting 77
Wrestling 88
Total17017

Medal summary

Medal table
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting11
Wrestling224
Total2215

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldEmam-Ali HabibiWrestlingMen's freestyle 67 kg
 GoldGholamreza TakhtiWrestlingMen's freestyle 87 kg
 SilverMohammad Ali KhojastehpourWrestlingMen's freestyle 52 kg
 SilverMehdi YaghoubiWrestlingMen's freestyle 57 kg
 BronzeMahmoud NamjooWeightliftingMen's 56 kg

Results by event

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
Athlete Event Time Rank
Ali Baghbanbashi Marathon Did not finish
Athlete Event 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Total Rank
Najmeddin Farabi Decathlon 12.1
572		 6.25
575		 11.31
524		 1.70
656		 52.3
684		 17.4
372		 28.73
347		 3.30
438		 41.23
375		 4:24.8
560		 5103 12

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men[4]
Athlete Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Mahmoud Namjoo 56 kg 100.0 102.5 130.0 332.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Hossein Zarini 60 kg 92.5 92.5 120.0 305.0 13
Henrik Tamraz 67.5 kg 115.0 105.0 145.0 365.0 5
Ebrahim Peiravi 75 kg 107.5 117.5 147.5 372.5 7
Jalal Mansouri 82.5 kg 132.5 122.5 162.5 417.5 4
Hassan Rahnavardi 90 kg 140.0 127.5 157.5 425.0 4
Firouz Pojhan +90 kg 147.5 132.5 170.0 450.0 4

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[5]
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Final round Rank
Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour 52 kg Bye  Chinazzo (ITA)
W 3–0		  Delgado (USA)
W 3–0		  Asai (JPN)
W 3–0		  Akbaş (TUR)
W 3–0		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 Tsalkalamanidze (URS)
L Fall
Mehdi Yaghoubi 57 kg  Shakhov (URS)
W 3–0		  Jameson (AUS)
W Fall		  Pandey (IND)
W Fall		  Dağıstanlı (TUR)
L 1–2		  Lee (KOR)
W 3–0		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nasser Givehchi 62 kg  Geldenhuys (RSA)
W 3–0		  Hall (GBR)
W Fall		  Penttilä (FIN)
L 1–2		  Şit (TUR)
L 0–3		 Did not advance 6
Emam-Ali Habibi 67 kg  Anderberg (SWE)
W Fall		  Tóth (HUN)
W 3–0		  Bielle (FRA)
W 3–0		  Nizzola (ITA)
W 3–0		  Kasahara (JPN)
W 3–0		  Bestayev (URS)
W Fall		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nabi Sorouri 73 kg  Singh (IND)
W Fall		  Fischer (USA)
L 0–3		  Petkov (BUL)
W 3–0		  de Villiers (RSA)
W 3–0		 Did not advance 4
Abbas Zandi 79 kg  Katsuramoto (JPN)
W 3–0		 Bye  Atlı (TUR)
L 0–3		  Hodge (USA)
L Fall		 Did not advance 7
Gholamreza Takhti 87 kg  Theron (RSA)
W Fall		  Steckle (CAN)
W Fall		  Ohira (JPN)
W Fall		  Coote (AUS)
W Fall		  Kulayev (URS)
W 3–0		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 Blair (USA)
W 3–0
Hossein Nouri +87 kg  Mehmedov (BUL)
L 0–3		  da Silva (NZL)
W 3–0		  Kaplan (TUR)
L Fall		 Did not advance Did not advance 9

References
  1. "Iran at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 262. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 303 and 344. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 636–648. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. "The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 660–675. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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