From: daijavd@watson.ibm.com (S.Daijavad)
Subject: Golden moments in Iranian sports history	
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:20:55 GMT
Reply-To: daijavd@watson.ibm.com (Shahrokh Daijavad)
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not necessarily those of IBM
Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center


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.

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.

Without further due, here are the questions:

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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?

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?

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?

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?

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?


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?

 
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Regards, Shahrokh Daijavad

daijavd@watson.ibm.com