# Iran at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Basketball | 13 | | 13 |
| Boxing | 8 | | 8 |
| Shooting | 3 | | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | | 5 |
| Wrestling | 7 | | 7 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 36 |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Weightlifting | | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Bronze | Jafar Salmasi | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |

## Results by event
### Basketball
#### Men

| Squad list | Preliminary group | Preliminary group | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Squad list | Group D | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari | France L 30–62 | 4 | 9th–16th places Canada L 25–81 | 13th–16th places Hungary W 2–0, WO | 13th place match Cuba L 36–70 | 14 |
| Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari | Ireland W 49–22 | 4 | 9th–16th places Canada L 25–81 | 13th–16th places Hungary W 2–0, WO | 13th place match Cuba L 36–70 | 14 |
| Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari | Mexico L 27–68 | 4 | 9th–16th places Canada L 25–81 | 13th–16th places Hungary W 2–0, WO | 13th place match Cuba L 36–70 | 14 |
| Kazem Ashtari Hossein Jabbarzadegan Houshang Rafatjah Abolfazl Solbi Asghar Ehsasi Hossein Karandish Fereydoun Sadeghi Hossein Soroudi Fereydoun Esfandiari Farhang Mohtadi Ziaeddin Shademan Hossein Soudipour Hossein Hashemi Coach: Kazem Rahbari | Cuba L 30–63 | 4 | 9th–16th places Canada L 25–81 | 13th–16th places Hungary W 2–0, WO | 13th place match Cuba L 36–70 | 14 |

### Boxing
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Ghasem Rasaeli | 51 kg | Corman (NED) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Emmanuel Agassi | 54 kg | Vicente (ESP) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Jamshid Fani | 58 kg | Savoie (CAN) L Disqualification | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Masoud Rahimiha | 62 kg | López (ARG) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| George Issabeg | 67 kg | D'Ottavio (ITA) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Hossein Tousi | 73 kg | Karlsson (SWE) W Points | McKeon (IRL) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Eskandar Shora | 80 kg | Bye | Di Segni (ITA) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Mohammad Jamshidabadi | +80 kg | Bye | Nilsson (SWE) L Disqualification | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Shooting
#### Open

| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Farhang Khosropanah | 50 m rifle prone | 545 | 69 |
| Farhang Khosropanah | 300 m rifle 3 positions | 472 | 36 |
| Samad Mollazal | 50 m rifle prone | 511 | 71 |
| Samad Mollazal | 300 m rifle 3 positions | 660 | 34 |
| Mahmoud Sakhaei | 50 m rifle prone | 552 | 67 |
| Mahmoud Sakhaei | 300 m rifle 3 positions | 587 | 35 |

### Weightlifting
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg | 82.5 | 82.5 | 122.5 OR | 287.5 | 5 |
| Jafar Salmasi | 60 kg | 100.0 OR | 97.5 | 115.0 | 312.5 | |
| Asadollah Mahini | 67.5 kg | 85.0 | 92.5 | 117.5 | 295.0 | 19 |
| Nasser Mirghavami | 75 kg | 102.5 | 95.0 | 130.0 | 327.5 | 13 |
| Rasoul Raeisi | 82.5 kg | 110.0 | 110.0 | 135.0 | 355.0 | 8 |

### Wrestling
#### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 / 8 | Rank |
| Mansour Raeisi | 52 kg | Jernigan (USA) L 0–3 | Harris (AUS) W Fall | Jadhav (IND) W Fall | Balamir (TUR) L 0–3 | Did not advance | | | 4 |
| Hassan Saadian | 62 kg | Bilge (TUR) L Fall | Moore (USA) W 2–1 | Tóth (HUN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Ali Ghaffari | 67 kg | Ries (RSA) L 0–3 | Kim (KOR) W Fall | Koll (USA) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | 11 |
| Abbas Zandi | 73 kg | Estrada (MEX) W Fall | Doğu (TUR) L Fall | Leclerc (FRA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Abbas Hariri | 79 kg | Brand (USA) L 1–2 | Did not appear | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | | 16 |
| Mansour Mirghavami | 87 kg | Morton (RSA) L 0–3 | Tarányi (HUN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 12 |
| Abolghasem Sakhdari | +87 kg | Bye | Hutton (USA) L 1–2 | Antonsson (SWE) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | | | 5 |