page_title: Iran at the Olympics
section_title: Medals by Summer Games
hierarchical_section_title: Iran at the Olympics / Medal tables / Medals by Summer Games
caption_attribution_description: English: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 56kg category, 1) Charles Vinci (USA), 2) Vladimir Stogov (USSR), 3) Mahmoud Namjoo (IRN) فارسی: سكوي دسته 56 كيلوگرم وزنه برداري در المپيك 1956 ملبورن ، محمود نامجو روي سكوي سوم
context_page_description: Iran was first at the Olympic Games in 1948. They have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 and 1984. Iran has also been in some Winter Olympic Games since 1956.
  The National Olympic Committee for Iran is the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was formed in 1947.
caption: Mahmoud Namjoo, 1956 Melbourne
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