# Iran at the Olympics

Iran, formerly known as Persia before 1935 and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran since 1979, first participated in the Olympic Games in 1900. Iran has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1948, except for 1980 and 1984 due to political boycotts. Iran has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956.
Iran has participated in 19 Summer Olympics and 12 Winter Olympics so far. Iran participated in 9 Summer Olympics and gained 4 gold medals before the 1979 Revolution, and participated in 10 Summer Olympics and won 23 gold medals after the revolution.
Freydoun Malkom, a fencer who competed in the épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics, was the first Iranian Olympic competitor. Jafar Salmasi won Iran's first Olympic medal in 1948, and Kimia Alizadeh was the first Iranian female Olympic medalist, having done so in 2016. Iranian athletes have won a total of 88 Summer Olympic medals, all in wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, athletics, shooting, and karate. Iran's National Olympic Committee was founded in 1947.

## Medal tables
### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1896 Athens | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1900 Paris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1904 St. Louis | did not participate |
| 1908 London | did not participate |
| 1912 Stockholm | did not participate |
| 1920 Antwerp | did not participate |
| 1924 Paris | did not participate |
| 1928 Amsterdam | did not participate |
| 1932 Los Angeles | did not participate |
| 1936 Berlin | did not participate |
| 1948 London | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 1952 Helsinki | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 30 |
| 1956 Melbourne | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 1960 Rome | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 1972 Munich | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| 1976 Montreal | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not participate |
| 1988 Seoul | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| 2000 Sydney | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 2004 Athens | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 |
| 2008 Beijing | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| 2012 London | 53 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 65 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 |
| 2024 Paris | 41 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | future event |
| Total (19/30) | 749 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 88 | 39 |

### Medals by Winter Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1964 Innsbruck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1968 Grenoble | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1972 Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 Innsbruck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980 Lake Placid | did not participate |
| 1984 Sarajevo | did not participate |
| 1988 Calgary | did not participate |
| 1992 Albertville | did not participate |
| 1994 Lillehammer | did not participate |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 Turin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 Vancouver | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 Sochi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 Beijing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026 Milano Cortina | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2030 French Alps | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| 2034 Salt Lake City | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event | future event |
| Total (12/24) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Wrestling | 13 | 19 | 23 | 55 |
| Weightlifting | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total (6) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 88 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Jafar Salmasi | 1948 London | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 019 August 1948 |
| Silver | Gholamreza Takhti | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 79 kg | 0423 July 1952 |
| Silver | Nasser Givehchi | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 62 kg | 0523 July 1952 |
| Silver | Mahmoud Namjoo | 1952 Helsinki | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 0725 July 1952 |
| Bronze | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | 0223 July 1952 |
| Bronze | Abdollah Mojtabavi | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 73 kg | 0323 July 1952 |
| Bronze | Tofigh Jahanbakht | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 67 kg | 0623 July 1952 |
| Bronze | Ali Mirzaei | 1952 Helsinki | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 0825 July 1952 |
| Gold | Emam-Ali Habibi | 1956 Melbourne | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 67 kg | 121 December 1956 |
| Gold | Gholamreza Takhti | 1956 Melbourne | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 87 kg | 131 December 1956 |
| Silver | Mehdi Yaghoubi | 1956 Melbourne | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | 101 December 1956 |
| Silver | Mohammad Ali Khojastehpour | 1956 Melbourne | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | 111 December 1956 |
| Bronze | Mahmoud Namjoo | 1956 Melbourne | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 0923 November 1956 |
| Silver | Gholamreza Takhti | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 87 kg | 156 September 1960 |
| Bronze | Mohammad Paziraei | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | 1431 August 1960 |
| Bronze | Ebrahim Seifpour | 1960 Rome | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | 166 September 1960 |
| Bronze | Esmaeil Elmkhah | 1960 Rome | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 177 September 1960 |
| Bronze | Ali Akbar Heidari | 1964 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg | 1814 October 1964 |
| Bronze | Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran | 1964 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 78 kg | 1914 October 1964 |
| Gold | Mohammad Nassiri | 1968 Mexico City | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 2013 October 1968 |
| Gold | Abdollah Movahed | 1968 Mexico City | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 70 kg | 2220 October 1968 |
| Silver | Parviz Jalayer | 1968 Mexico City | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | 2115 October 1968 |
| Bronze | Aboutaleb Talebi | 1968 Mexico City | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | 2320 October 1968 |
| Bronze | Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | 1968 Mexico City | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 63 kg | 2420 October 1968 |
| Silver | Mohammad Nassiri | 1972 Munich | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 2528 August 1972 |
| Silver | Rahim Aliabadi | 1972 Munich | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg | 2710 September 1972 |
| Bronze | Ebrahim Javadi | 1972 Munich | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg | 2631 August 1972 |
| Silver | Mansour Barzegar | 1976 Montreal | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 2931 July 1976 |
| Bronze | Mohammad Nassiri | 1976 Montreal | Weightlifting | Men's 52 kg | 2818 July 1976 |
| Silver | Askari Mohammadian | 1988 Seoul | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | 301 October 1988 |
| Silver | Askari Mohammadian | 1992 Barcelona | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 62 kg | 327 August 1992 |
| Bronze | Amir Reza Khadem | 1992 Barcelona | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 316 August 1992 |
| Bronze | Rasoul Khadem | 1992 Barcelona | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 82 kg | 337 August 1992 |
| Gold | Rasoul Khadem | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 90 kg | 362 August 1996 |
| Silver | Abbas Jadidi | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 100 kg | 3531 July 1996 |
| Bronze | Amir Reza Khadem | 1996 Atlanta | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 82 kg | 3431 July 1996 |
| Gold | Hossein Tavakkoli | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg | 3725 September 2000 |
| Gold | Hossein Rezazadeh | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 3826 September 2000 |
| Gold | Alireza Dabir | 2000 Sydney | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 58 kg | 401 October 2000 |
| Bronze | Hadi Saei | 2000 Sydney | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 3928 September 2000 |
| Gold | Hossein Rezazadeh | 2004 Athens | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 4125 August 2004 |
| Gold | Hadi Saei | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 4227 August 2004 |
| Silver | Alireza Rezaei | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg | 4428 August 2004 |
| Silver | Masoud Mostafa-Jokar | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 60 kg | 4529 August 2004 |
| Bronze | Yousef Karami | 2004 Athens | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 4328 August 2004 |
| Bronze | Alireza Heidari | 2004 Athens | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 96 kg | 4629 August 2004 |
| Gold | Hadi Saei | 2008 Beijing | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 4822 August 2008 |
| Bronze | Morad Mohammadi | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 60 kg | 4719 August 2008 |
| Gold | Saeid Mohammadpour | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 504 August 2012 |
| Gold | Hamid Sourian | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg | 515 August 2012 |
| Gold | Omid Norouzi | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg | 526 August 2012 |
| Gold | Navab Nassirshalal | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg | 536 August 2012 |
| Gold | Ghasem Rezaei | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | 547 August 2012 |
| Gold | Behdad Salimi | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 557 August 2012 |
| Gold | Komeil Ghasemi | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg | 6111 August 2012 |
| Silver | Kianoush Rostami | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | 493 August 2012 |
| Silver | Sajjad Anoushiravani | 2012 London | Weightlifting | Men's +105 kg | 567 August 2012 |
| Silver | Ehsan Haddadi | 2012 London | Athletics | Men's discus throw | 577 August 2012 |
| Silver | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed | 2012 London | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg | 589 August 2012 |
| Silver | Sadegh Goudarzi | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 5910 August 2012 |
| Bronze | Ehsan Lashgari | 2012 London | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 84 kg | 6011 August 2012 |
| Gold | Kianoush Rostami | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | 6212 August 2016 |
| Gold | Sohrab Moradi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 6313 August 2016 |
| Gold | Hassan Yazdani | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg | 6819 August 2016 |
| Silver | Komeil Ghasemi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | 6920 August 2016 |
| Bronze | Saeid Abdevali | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | 6414 August 2016 |
| Bronze | Ghasem Rezaei | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg | 6516 August 2016 |
| Bronze | Kimia Alizadeh | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 6618 August 2016 |
| Bronze | Hassan Rahimi | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | 6719 August 2016 |
| Gold | Javad Foroughi | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 7024 July 2021 |
| Gold | Mohammad Reza Geraei | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg | 724 August 2021 |
| Gold | Sajjad Ganjzadeh | 2020 Tokyo | Karate | Men's kumite +75 kg | 767 August 2021 |
| Silver | Ali Davoudi | 2020 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Men's +109 kg | 734 August 2021 |
| Silver | Hassan Yazdani | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 86 kg | 745 August 2021 |
| Bronze | Mohammad Hadi Saravi | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 713 August 2021 |
| Bronze | Amir Hossein Zare | 2020 Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | 756 August 2021 |
| Gold | Mohammad Hadi Saravi | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman −97 kg | 787 August 2024 |
| Gold | Saeid Esmaeili | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman −67 kg | 808 August 2024 |
| Gold | Arian Salimi | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | 8610 August 2024 |
| Silver | Alireza Mohmadi | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman −87 kg | 818 August 2024 |
| Silver | Nahid Kiani | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg | 828 August 2024 |
| Silver | Hassan Yazdani | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 86 kg | 839 August 2024 |
| Silver | Mehran Barkhordari | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg | 849 August 2024 |
| Silver | Amir Hossein Zare | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | 8510 August 2024 |
| Silver | Rahman Amouzad | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 65 kg | 8711 August 2024 |
| Bronze | Amin Mirzazadeh | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | 776 August 2024 |
| Bronze | Mobina Nematzadeh | 2024 Paris | Taekwondo | Women's 49 kg | 797 August 2024 |
| Bronze | Amir Ali Azarpira | 2024 Paris | Wrestling | Men's 97 kg | 8811 August 2024 |
* $^a$ Kianoush Rostami originally won the bronze medal, but was upgraded to silver on 26 November 2016 after the original silver medalist tested positive for doping.
* $^b$ Saeid Mohammadpour originally finished 5th, but was upgraded to the gold medal position on 20 December 2016 since the top four weightlifters tested positive for doping.
* $^c$ Komeil Ghasemi originally won the bronze medal, but was upgraded to gold on 26 July 2019 after the original gold and silver medalists tested positive for doping.
* $^d$ Navab Nassirshalal originally won the silver medal, but was upgraded to gold on 19 December 2019 after the original gold medalist tested positive for doping.

## Athletes with most medals

* Athletes in bold are still active with Iran.
| # | Athlete | Sport | Games | | | | Total |
| 1 | Hadi Saei | Taekwondo | 2000–2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Hossein Rezazadeh | Weightlifting | 2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Gholamreza Takhti | Wrestling | 1952–1964 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hassan Yazdani | Wrestling | 2016–2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mohammad Nassiri | Weightlifting | 1968–1976 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Komeil Ghasemi | Wrestling | 2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Kianoush Rostami | Weightlifting | 2012–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rasoul Khadem | Wrestling | 1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Ghasem Rezaei | Wrestling | 2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mohammad Hadi Saravi | Wrestling | 2020–2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Askari Mohammadian | Wrestling | 1988–1992 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Mahmoud Namjoo | Weightlifting | 1952–1956 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Amir Hossein Zare | Wrestling | 2020–2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Amir Reza Khadem | Wrestling | 1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Sport by year
### Summer Olympics

| Sport | 00 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
| Aquatics, Diving | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Aquatics, Swimming | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Aquatics, Water polo | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Archery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Athletics | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Badminton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 |
| Basketball | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 12 | | 3 |
| Boxing | | 8 | 6 | | 4 | 5 | | 5 | 6 | | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | 14 |
| Canoeing, Sprint | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cycling, Road | | | | | | 4 | | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Cycling, Track | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 2 | | | | | | 5 |
| Equestrian | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Fencing | 1 | | | | | 4 | | 2 | 13 | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Football | | | | | | 17 | | 19 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Gymnastics, Artistic | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | 6 |
| Karate | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 |
| Rowing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Shooting | | 3 | | | 1 | 4 | | | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Sport climbing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Table tennis | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Volleyball | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | 2 |
| Weightlifting | | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 5 | | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Wrestling | | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 |
| Total | 1 | 36 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 14 | 50 | 86 | 27 | 40 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 55 | 53 | 63 | 65 | 41 | 19 |

### Winter Olympics

| Sport | 56 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
| Skiing, Alpine | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Skiing, Cross-country | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |