Battle of Honey Springs

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.[1] The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.[1][2]

Competitors

Iran National Basketball Team
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

Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[3]
Squad list Preliminary group Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Group D Rank
Kazem Ashtari
Hossein Jabbarzadegan
Houshang Rafatjah
Abolfazl Solbi
Asghar Ehsasi
Hossein Karandish
Fereydoun Sadeghi
Hossein Soroudi
Fereydoun Esfandiari
Farhang Mohtadi
Ziaeddin Shadman
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
 Ireland
W 49–22
 Mexico
L 27–68
 Cuba
L 30–63

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[4]
Athlete Event 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Ghasem Rasaeli 51 kg  Corman (NED)
L Points 		Did not advance 17
Emmanuel Aghassian 54 kg  Vicente (ESP)
L Points 		Did not advance 17
Jamshid Fani 58 kg  Savoie (CAN)
L Disqualification 		Did not advance 17
Masoud Rahimiha 62 kg  López (ARG)
L Points 		Did not advance 17
George Issabeg 67 kg  D'Ottavio (ITA)
L Points 		Did not advance 17
Hossein Tousi 73 kg  Karlsson (SWE)
W Points 		 McKeon (IRL)
L Points 		Did not advance 9
Eskandar Shora 80 kg Bye  Di Segni (ITA)
L Points 		Did not advance 9
Mohammad Jamshidabadi +80 kg Bye  Nilsson (SWE)
L Disqualification 		Did not advance 9

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Open[5]
Athlete Event Score Rank
Farhang Khosro Panah 50 m rifle prone 545 69
300 m rifle 3 positions 472 36
Samad Molla Zal 50 m rifle prone 511 71
300 m rifle 3 positions 660 34
Mahmoud Sakhaie 50 m rifle prone 552 67
300 m rifle 3 positions 587 35

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men[6]
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Men's freestyle[7]
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 / 8 Rank
Mansour Raeisi flyweight  Jernigan (USA)
L 0–3 		 Harris (AUS)
W Fall 		 Jadhav (IND)
W Fall 		 Balamir (TUR)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 4
Hassan Saadian featherweight  Bilge (TUR)
L Fall 		 Moore (USA)
W 2–1 		 Tóth (HUN)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 11
Ali Ghaffari lightweight  Ries (RSA)
L 0–3 		 Kim (KOR)
W Fall 		 Koll (USA)
L Fall 		Did not advance 11
Abbas Zandi welterweight  Estrada (MEX)
W Fall 		 Doğu (TUR)
L Fall 		 Leclerc (FRA)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 7
Abbas Hariri middleweight  Brand (USA)
L 1–2 		Did not appear Did not advance 16
Mansour Mirghavami light heavyweight  Morton (RSA)
L 0–3 		 Tarányi (HUN)
L 0–3 		Did not advance 12
Abolghasem Sakhdari heavyweight Bye  Hutton (USA)
L 1–2 		 Antonsson (SWE)
L Fall 		Did not advance 5

References

  1. ^ a b "Iran at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 726–727. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ "1948 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". International Basketball Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 411–418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  5. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 609–614. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  6. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 666–677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  7. ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics