IOC code IRI | Competitors 53 in 14 sports | |
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Website www.olympic.ir (Persian) (English) MedalsRanked 15th GoldSilverBronzeTotal56213 | ||
Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, one less than it sent to Beijing. A total of 53 athletes, 45 men and 8 women, competed in 14 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Iran's Olympic history, with half the team under the age of 25, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Heavyweight boxer Ali Mazaheri was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Sprint
- Fencing
- Rowing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- References
Iran left London with a total of 13 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze), finishing sixteenth in the overall medal standings. This was also the most successful Olympics for the Middle East, winning the largest number of medals at a single games, and surpassing by just double the record from Athens. Notable accomplishments included the nation's first gold medals in men's Greco-Roman wrestling, and the nation's first ever medal in athletics, won by discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi.
Archery
Two Iranian archers (one man and one woman) qualified for the London Olympics.
Athletics
Iranian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Boxing
Iran has so far qualified boxers for the following events.
Sprint
Iran has qualified boats for the following events
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Fencing
Rowing
Iran has qualified for the following boats.
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
Iran has qualified three quota places in the shooting events;
Swimming
Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule.
Table tennis
Iran has qualified 2 athletes.
Taekwondo
Iran has qualified two men and one woman.
Weightlifting
Iran has qualified 6 men.
Wrestling
Iran has qualified 13 quota places.
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