Iran at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Iran at the 1960 Summer Olympics
IOC code	IRI (IRN used at these Games)
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Iran
Website	www.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in Rome
Competitors	23 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Jafar Salmasi
Medals Ranked 27th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Iran competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 25 athletes represented Iran in the 1960 Olympics.^[1]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1		1
Boxing	4		4
Shooting	1		1
Weightlifting	5		5
Wrestling	12		12
Total	23	0	23

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Weightlifting			1	1
Wrestling		1	2	3
Total	0	1	3	4

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Gholamreza Takhti	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 87 kg
Bronze	Esmaeil Elmkhah	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
Bronze	Ebrahim Seifpour	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 52 kg
Bronze	Mohammad Paziraei	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

Results by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rouhollah Rahmani	Triple jump	14.70	30	Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men^[3]

Athlete	Event	1/32 final	1/16 final	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Ezaria Ilkhanoff	51 kg	Bye	Badrian (RHO) W 4–1	Botta (ARG) L Walkover	Did not advance			9
Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh	54 kg	Bye	Nasir (PAK) L 1–4	Did not advance				17
Vazik Kazarian	63.5 kg	Bye	Kelsey (GBR) L 2–3	Did not advance				17
Ghasem Amiryavari	67 kg	Bye	Cornejo (CHI) W 3–2	Drogosz (POL) L 0–5	Did not advance			9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men^[4]

Athlete	Event	Elimination round		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Gholam Hossein Mobasser	50 m rifle 3 positions	471	71	did not advance
	50 m rifle prone	384	33 Q	567	50

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men^[5]

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Esmaeil Elmkhah	56 kg	97.5	100.0	132.5	330.0
Ali Safa-Sonboli	60 kg	92.5	No mark	—	—	—
Henrik Tamraz	67.5 kg	112.5	105.0	130.0	347.5	14
Mohammad Ami-Tehrani	75 kg	117.5	120.0	155.0	392.5	6
Mongashti Amirian	82.5 kg	120.0	120.0	150.0	390.0	10

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle^[6]

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Final round	Rank
Ebrahim Seifpour	52 kg	Gröning (AUS) W Fall	Rantala (FIN) W Fall	Kropp (POL) W Fall	Zoete (FRA) W Fall	Aliyev (URS) W Fall	Bilek (TUR) L Points	Matsubara (JPN) L Points
Mehdi Yaghoubi	57 kg	Akbaş (TUR) D Points	Mancini (SMR) W Fall	Im (KOR) W Points	Asai (JPN) L Points	Did not advance		Did not advance	7
Mohammad Khadem	62 kg	Rubashvili (URS) L Fall	Giani (USA) W Points	Kang (KOR) W Fall	Sato (JPN) L Fall	Did not advance			8
Mostafa Tajik	67 kg	Ashrafuddin (PAK) W Fall	Şahin (TUR) W Points	Nazem (LIB) W Fall	Ries (RSA) W Fall	Valchev (BUL) L Fall	Wilson (USA) L Points		4
Emam-Ali Habibi	73 kg	Choi (KOR) W Fall	Carlsson (SWE) W Points	Bashir (PAK) W Points	De Vescovi (ITA) W Points	Blubaugh (USA) L Fall		Did not advance	4
Mansour Mehdizadeh	79 kg	Thomas (NZL) L Fall	Antonsson (SWE) W Points	Güngör (TUR) D Points	Did not advance				12
Gholamreza Takhti	87 kg	Gunga (AFG) W Fall	Parsons (AUS) W Fall	Kawano (JPN) W Fall	Gurics (HUN) W Fall	van Zyl (RSA) W Fall		Atlı (TUR) L Points
Yaghoub Ali Shourvarzi	+87 kg	Ordman (RSA) W Fall	Dzarasov (URS) L Fall	Dietrich (EUA) L Fall	Did not advance			Did not advance	10

Men's Greco-Roman^[7]

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Final round	Rank
Mohammad Paziraei	52 kg	Mewis (BEL) W Points	El-Sayed (EGY) L Points	Hajduk (POL) W Points	Bye	Kochergin (URS) W Points
Ali Banihashemi	57 kg	Švec (TCH) L Points	Dora (YUG) L Points	Did not advance				Did not advance	17
Hossein Mollaghasemi	62 kg	Mäkinen (FIN) W Points	Gregório (POR) W Fall	Allen (USA) W Points	Şulţ (ROU) W Points	Vyrupayev (URS) L Fall	Did not advance		6
Mansour Hazrati	79 kg	Punkari (FIN) D Points	Kormaník (TCH) L Points	Ayvaz (TUR) L Points	Did not advance				14

References

1. "Iran at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
2. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
3. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 148–198. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
4. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–416. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
5. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 2" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 330–353. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
6. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 509–545. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
7. "The Games of the XVII Olympiad – Official Report Volume 2 – Part 1" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 473–499. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database