Iran at the Olympics |
Olympic facts about Iran | ||||||
NOC: | Iran | |||||
IOC code: |
IRI |
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Olympic debut: |
Summer: |
Paris 1900 |
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Winter: | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | |||||
Olympic participation: |
Summer: |
1900, 1948-1976, 1988 and onwards |
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Winter: | 1956, 1964-1976, 1998 and onwards | |||||
Iranian Olympic Medals | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
Summer Olympics | 24 | 23 | 29 | 76 | ||
Winter Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Top Sports | ||||||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
1. | Wrestling | 11 | 15 | 21 | 47 | |
2. | Weightlifting | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
3. | Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
4. | Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
- | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Complete list of Iran's medals in Olympic sports | ||||||
Notes: | ||||||
The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side. | ||||||
These facts about Iran at the olympics are based on the official reports of the olympics and the games-encyclo's olympic database |