| Iran at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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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.[1][2]
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.
- ^ "Olympics wrestling: Omid Noroozi wins Iran's second Greco gold". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin wins landmark bronze for Iran". Retrieved 2 October 2023.