From: desert@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu (Desert Man...)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Golden moments in Iranian sports history
Date: 14 Aug 92 21:08:51 GMT
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In article <1992Aug14.012055.19240@watson.ibm.com>, daijavd@watson.ibm.com (S.Daijavad) writes:
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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?
> 

Answer: South Korea...

> 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?
> 

Answer:  2.11 m  or was it 2.10!  :)

> 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?
> 

Answer: I have no idea!  You got me on this one... :)

> 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?
> 
Answer: Javadi...

> 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?
> 
Answer: 1) China, and 2) Japan/South Korea...  

> 
> 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?
> 
Answer: DanA E-Fard on a closed angle to the right pool of the goal.
Comment:  Didn't we lost to Peru 4-2?

Very good questions i must say... Keep up the good work... :)

Ali...
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