From: bavafa@netcom.com (Hooshyar Naraghi)
Subject: Re: Golden moments in Iranian sports history	
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 05:58:53 GMT
Organization: sci varzeshi

In article <1992Aug14.012055.19240@watson.ibm.com> daijavd@watson.ibm.com (Shahrokh Daijavad) writes:

SalAm ostAd Shahrokh.  Welcome to sci.  I am happy to see you're back, 'va
cheghadr ham bA daste por Amadi.'

>Before the subject of Olympics and Iran's achievements in sports becomes
>obsolete, I would like to bring back some good memories of Iran's
>best sport moments in the form of a trivia consisting of 6
>questions. All our sports enthusiasts are welcome to prove their knowledge
>by submitting their answers to the net (please give it a day before
>submitting for the benefit of others). If necessary, I'll post the
>answers on Sunday.

Akheysh, by now I was going to think that this Olympic also passed and we
didn't say much about sports.  Thanks for the courage and your good questions.
Last time we started the private varzeshi trivia, 'man ke pish-e shomA long
andAkhtam ghorbAn.'

>For the more serious readers, please look at this as a means for cheering up
>sci readers. I am well aware of the exploitation of sports by the ruling class
>in a society to create a false sense of satisfaction and happiness from
>sports victories for the masses and to cause a diversion from harsh
>realities of everyday's life.

Very true comment.

>Without further due, here are the questions:

I can't wait.

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>1) In the final qualifying round for the 1978 World Cup in Football
>(played in Argentina), Iran played home and away matches against Hong Kong,
>South Korea, Australia and Kuwait. Iran finished first after
>its eight matches with 14 out of a maximum 16 possible points,
>(2 points for win, 1 for tie, 0 for loss) and qualified as the
>only representative from Asia. The only two points that Iran lost
>were due to two ties (a 0-0 away match and a memorable 2-2 home
>match) against this country. Which one of the above four
>countries was it?

AghA mA begim, AghA mA begim?

>2) In the 1974 Asian Games (held in Iran), Teimour Ghiasi made Iranians
>proud by winning the high-jump competition while achieving a PR (personal
>record). Although Ghiasi was the defending Asian champion (he had won
>the high-jump four years before with a leap of 2.06 m), his victory
>in Iran was especially significant since a former world record holder
>(Ni-chi-chin of China) was in the competition and Ghiasi was under the
>pressure of performing well in front of home fans in a sport
>that needs total concentration. What height did Ghiasi achieve in
>those games?

AghA ma begim?  AghA ma midonim javAbesh chiyeh.

>3) In the mid 1970's, Iran won the Asian Youth (under 20) Football
>Championships 4 years in a row. Except for the first year, Iran
>shared the championship with another country (as a result
>of ties in the final match) in the other three occasions (once
>with India, once with North Korea and once with Iraq). What
>country did Iran defeat in its first championship year? What was
>the score?

AghA bekhodA mA midonim.  AghA cherA bA mA laj mikonid.

>4) In the 1970 World Championships in Wrestling (held in
>Edmonton, Canada), Iran won three gold medals. One was
>by the legendary Abdollah Movahed (68 kg), one was by
>the master of "fetileh-pich", Seyyed-Abbasi (62 kg) and
>the third one was by this little (48 kg) legend, who also
>won gold medals in 1969, 1971 and 1973 and a bronze medal
>in the 1972 Olympic games. Who was our little golden man?

AghA mA mitoonim javAbesho bedim.

>5) One of the most memorable results of the 1974 Asian
>games in Iran, was Iran's gold medal in waterpolo. Iran
>was in a heated competition for the gold with two powerful
>countries and tied both of these countries. Iran won the
>gold medal because of better goal differential in its
>matches. As a matter of fact, Iran scored a stunning
>30 or so goals against Kuwait. What were the two major
>rival countries in that year?

AghA mA midonim vali shomA . . .

>6) In the 1978 World Cup of Football in Argentina, Iran was
>in a group with Holland, Scotland and Peru. Iran lost 3-0
>to Holland, tied Scotland 1-1 and lost to Peru by a 4-1 score.
>Strangely, the team that finished first in this group was
>Peru. Holland, which lost 3-2 to Scotland and finished second
>in the group, turned the engine on in the second round and went
>on to finish as runner-up behind Argentina. Considering that Scotland
>was capable of beating Holland, Iran's tie against Scotland
>is one of the best results for Iran in international competition.
>Who scored Iran's goal in that match?
>

AghA mA bA khodesh football bAzi mikardim.  AghA mA . . . . . .

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>Regards, Shahrokh Daijavad
>
>daijavd@watson.ibm.com
>

Dear Shahrokh, I am going to be quiet (as much as I hate to) for few days
hoping netters will take a shot at these questions.  In the interim thanks
for these nicely selected questions.  Each one of them carries many disks (we
are in 90's - no more pages) of memories.

Regards,
Hooshyar F. Naraghi
bavafa@netcom.com
(415) 324-1055


PS.  My low db not to post the answers is a "mo'afi" offered to all netters
by 'sci varzeshi' (read see varzeshi) so please don't loose this wonderful
opportunity to reply.  It's free; it won't cost you any Rial.**

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