# Iran at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Iran sent a delegation of 50 competitors, all men, who participated in 33 events in 7 sports. Moslem Eskandar-Filabi was the flag bearer.

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | | 3 |
| Boxing | 5 | | 5 |
| Cycling, Road | 4 | | 4 |
| Cycling, Track | 4 | | 4 |
| Fencing | 2 | | 2 |
| Football | 19 | | 19 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | | 3 |
| Wrestling | 14 | | 14 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 50 |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Weightlifting | | 1 | | 1 |
| Wrestling | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Mohammad Nassiri | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg |
| Silver | Rahim Aliabadi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg |
| Bronze | Ebrahim Javadi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 48 kg |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Heat | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank |
| Farhad Navab | 100 m | 4 | 11.02 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 75 |
| Reza Entezari | 400 m | 8 | 47.89 | 4 Q | 2 | 48.69 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 39 |
| Reza Entezari | 800 m | 1 | 1:50.5 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Teymour Ghiasi | High jump | 2.12 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Boxing
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1/32 final | 1/16 final | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Manouchehr Bahmani | 54 kg | Bye | Wang (ROC) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Jabbar Feli | 57 kg | Bye | Waruinge (KEN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Hossein Eghmaz | 60 kg | Khallafallah (EGY) W RSC | Mikhailov (BUL) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Nosrat Vakil Monfared | 63.5 kg | | Montague (IRL) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Vartex Parsanian | 67 kg | Bye | Mkanga (TAN) W 5–0 | Murunga (KEN) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Cycling
#### Road
##### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Khosro Haghgosha Taghikhan Khodavand Gholam Hossein Kouhi Behrouz Rahbar | Team time trial | 2:34:30.7 | 32 |

#### Track
##### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | 2nd round | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Gholam Hossein Kouhi | Sprint | Köther (FRG) Pedersen (DEN) L 11.30, DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — |
| Behrouz Rahbar | Sprint | Geschke (GDR) Díaz (COL) L 11.52, DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | — |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Behrouz Rahbar | 1 km time trial | | | | | 1:15.39 | 28 |
| Khosro Haghgosha | Individual pursuit | 5:22.98 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
| Khosro Haghgosha Taghikhan Khodavand Gholam Hossein Kouhi Behrouz Rahbar | Team pursuit | 5:10.80 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 22 |

### Fencing
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Eliminating round | Eliminating round | 1/8 final | 1/8 final | 1/4 final | 1/4 final | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Pools | Rank | Pools | Rank | Pools | Rank | Pools | Rank | Final | Rank |
| Pirouz Adamiat | Individual épée | Johnson (GBR) L 4–5 | Pool L 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 |
| Pirouz Adamiat | Individual épée | Schulze (GDR) L 2–5 | Pool L 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 |
| Pirouz Adamiat | Individual épée | Fenyvesi (HUN) W 5–2 | Pool L 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 |
| Pirouz Adamiat | Individual épée | Castillejos (MEX) L 2–5 | Pool L 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 |
| Pirouz Adamiat | Individual épée | von Essen (SWE) L 3–5 | Pool L 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 59 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual épée | Trost (AUT) L 3–5 | Pool E 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 60 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual épée | Uhlig (GDR) L 3–5 | Pool E 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 60 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual épée | Manelli (LUX) L 2–5 | Pool E 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 60 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual épée | Paramonov (URS) L 3–5 | Pool E 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 60 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual épée | Masin (USA) W 5–3 | Pool E 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 60 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual foil | Wessel (FRG) L 1–5 | Pool A 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 48 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual foil | Chan (HKG) W 5–3 | Pool A 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 48 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual foil | Kamuti (HUN) L 2–5 | Pool A 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 48 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual foil | Calderón (MEX) L 2–5 | Pool A 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 48 |
| Ali Asghar Pashapour | Individual foil | Stankovich (URS) L 1–5 | Pool A 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 48 |

### Football
#### Men

| Squad list | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Squad list | Group C | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Reza Ghoflsaz Ebrahim Ashtiani Jafar Kashani Majid Halvaei Akbar Kargarjam Parviz Ghelichkhani Ali Parvin Ali Jabbari Mohammad Sadeghi Safar Iranpak Asghar Sharafi Gholam Vafakhah Javad Ghorab Mahmoud Khordbin Mehdi Lavasani Alireza Azizi Javad Allahverdi Mehdi Monajati Mansour Rashidi Coach: Mohammad Ranjbar | Hungary L 0–5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Reza Ghoflsaz Ebrahim Ashtiani Jafar Kashani Majid Halvaei Akbar Kargarjam Parviz Ghelichkhani Ali Parvin Ali Jabbari Mohammad Sadeghi Safar Iranpak Asghar Sharafi Gholam Vafakhah Javad Ghorab Mahmoud Khordbin Mehdi Lavasani Alireza Azizi Javad Allahverdi Mehdi Monajati Mansour Rashidi Coach: Mohammad Ranjbar | Denmark L 0–4 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Reza Ghoflsaz Ebrahim Ashtiani Jafar Kashani Majid Halvaei Akbar Kargarjam Parviz Ghelichkhani Ali Parvin Ali Jabbari Mohammad Sadeghi Safar Iranpak Asghar Sharafi Gholam Vafakhah Javad Ghorab Mahmoud Khordbin Mehdi Lavasani Alireza Azizi Javad Allahverdi Mehdi Monajati Mansour Rashidi Coach: Mohammad Ranjbar | Brazil W 1–0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Weightlifting
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Mohammad Reza Nasehi | 52 kg | 95.0 | 90.0 | 120.0 | 305.0 | DOP |
| Mohammad Nassiri | 56 kg | 127.5 | 100.0 | 142.5 | 370.0 | |
| Nasrollah Dehnavi | 67.5 kg | 150.0 | 125.0 | 160.0 | 435.0 | 5 |

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

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 / Final | Rank |
| Ebrahim Javadi | 48 kg | Gonzales (USA) D Points | Jamsran (MGL) W Fall | Baygin (TUR) W Superiority | Umeda (JPN) W Points | | | Dmitriyev (URS) W Points | |
| Ebrahim Javadi | 48 kg | Gonzales (USA) D Points | Jamsran (MGL) W Fall | Baygin (TUR) W Superiority | Umeda (JPN) W Points | | | Nikolov (BUL) L Points | |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 52 kg | Kato (JPN) L Fall | Did not appear | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 24 |
| Ramezan Kheder | 57 kg | Mayer (GDR) W Points | Velarde (PER) W Fall | Gill (GBR) W Fall | Khoilogdorj (MGL) W Points | Klinga (HUN) L Points | Yanagida (JPN) L Points | Did not advance | 7 |
| Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi | 62 kg | Tůma (TCH) W Superiority | Ramos (CUB) W Points | Koutsoupakis (GRE) W Superiority | Toulotte (FRA) W Superiority | Abe (JPN) L Points | Did not appear | Did not advance | 5 |
| Abdollah Movahed | 68 kg | Olmedo (PAN) W Superiority | Did not appear | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | Did not advance | 25 |
| Mansour Barzegar | 74 kg | Bye | Yoshida (JPN) W Superiority | Urbanovics (HUN) D Points | Gusov (URS) W Fall | Seger (FRG) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Ali Hajiloo | 82 kg | Sasaki (JPN) D Points | Aspin (NZL) W Points | Iorga (ROU) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | 13 |
| Reza Khorrami | 90 kg | Martinetti (SUI) W Fall | Kamada (JPN) W Points | Knoll (FRG) W Points | Peterson (USA) L Points | Bajkó (HUN) D Points | Did not advance | | 5 |
| Abolfazl Anvari | 100 kg | Engel (TCH) W Points | N'Diaye (SEN) W Fall | Bayanmönkh (MGL) L Fall | Yarygin (URS) L Fall | Did not advance | | Did not advance | 7 |
| Moslem Eskandar-Filabi | +100 kg | Zambrano (PER) W Superiority | Taylor (USA) L Points | Makowiecki (POL) W Fall | Germer (GDR) W Points | Medved (URS) L Fall | | Did not advance | 4 |

#### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 / Final | Rank |
| Rahim Aliabadi | 48 kg | Sarı (TUR) W Fall | Dlimi (TUN) W Fall | Maas (FRG) W Points | Ishida (JPN) L Superiority | Hirvonen (FIN) W Superiority | | Berceanu (ROU) L Points | |
| Rahim Aliabadi | 48 kg | Sarı (TUR) W Fall | Dlimi (TUN) W Fall | Maas (FRG) W Points | Ishida (JPN) L Superiority | Hirvonen (FIN) W Superiority | | Angelov (BUL) W Fall | |
| Mehdi Houryar | 52 kg | Kirov (BUL) L Fall | Zeman (TCH) L Points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | Did not advance | 15 |
| Firouz Alizadeh | 57 kg | Yamamoto (JPN) L Fall | Did not appear | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 28 |
| Mohammad Dalirian | 68 kg | Nakos (GRE) W Points | Apostolov (BUL) L Fall | Supron (POL) L Fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | | 15 |