Iran at the 1951 Asian Games

Sporting event delegation

Iran at the
1951 Asian Games

IOC code| IRN
NOC| National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Website| www.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in New Delhi
Competitors| 49 in 5 sports
Flag bearer| Mahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 3rd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Asian Games appearances (overview)

* 1951
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Iran participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city of New Delhi, India from March 4, 1951, to March 11, 1951. This country is ranked 3rd with 8 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Ahmad Ordoubadi was the flagbearer for Iran in the opening ceremony.[1]

## Competitors

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Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Aquatics, Diving | 2 |  | 2
Aquatics, Swimming | 2 |  | 2
Athletics | 8 |  | 8
Basketball | 10 |  | 10
Cycling, Road / Track | 1 |  | 1
Football | 17 |  | 17
Weightlifting | 11 |  | 11
Total | 49 | 0 | 49

* Ahmad Ordoubadi participated in both athletics and weightlifting.
* Hossein Soroudi participated in both basketball and football.

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Sport  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Aquatics, Diving |  | 1 | 1 | 2
Athletics | 1 | 1 |  | 2
Basketball |  |  | 1 | 1
Football |  | 1 |  | 1
Weightlifting | 7 | 3 |  | 10
Total | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16

### Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Ali Baghbanbashi | Athletics | Men's 5000 m
Gold | Mahmoud Namjoo | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg
Gold | Jafar Salmasi | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg
Gold | Hassan Ferdos | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg
Gold | Firouz Pojhan | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg
Gold | Hassan Rahnavardi | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg
Gold | Rasoul Raeisi | Weightlifting | Men's 90 kg
Gold | Leon Kurukchian | Weightlifting | Men's +90 kg
Silver | Taghi Askari | Aquatics, Diving | Men's 10 m platform
Silver | Ali Baghbanbashi | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Silver | Nader Afshar Alavinejad
Nader Afshar Naderi
Amir Aghahosseini
Mohsen Azad
Mahmoud Bayati
Masoud Boroumand
Amir Eraghi
Hossein Fekri
Aref Gholizadeh
Mansour Hajian
Parviz Kouzehkanani
George Markarian
Mehdi Masoud-Ansari
Mehdi Nassiroghloo
Mahmoud Shakibi
Hossein Soroudi
Ghorban Ali Tari | Football | Men
Silver | Ali Mirzaei | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg
Silver | Jalal Mansouri | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg
Silver | Ahmad Ordoubadi | Weightlifting | Men's +90 kg
Bronze | Taghi Askari | Aquatics, Diving | Men's 3 m springboard
Bronze | Hossein Soroudi
Kamal Mashhoun
Alireza Oshar
Reza Masoumi
Mashallah Safiyar
Kambiz Mokhberi
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soudipour
Hossein Razi
Hassan Khaleghpour | Basketball | Men

## Results by event

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### Aquatics

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#### Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[2]
Athlete  | Event  | Score  | Rank

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Taghi Askari | 3 m springboard  | 271.45  |
10 m platform  | 325.35  |
Manouchehr Khamoush | 10 m platform  | 250.85  | 4

#### Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[3]
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Mousa Boroumand | 100 m freestyle  |  | ?
Tofigh Yousefzadeh | 200 m breaststroke  | 3:11.2  | 4

### Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[4]
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Heat  | Time  | Rank  | Heat  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Hossein Ali Archin | 100 m  | 3  |  | 3  | 2  |  | 5  | did not advance  | ?
200 m  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  | ?
Ali Baghbanbashi | 5000 m  |  | 15:54.2  | 1  |
3000 m steeplechase  |  | 9:31.8  | 2  |
Athlete  | Event  | Result  | Rank

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Ahmad Ordoubadi | Shot put  |  | ?
Discus throw  |  | ?

### Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[5]
Squad list  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Rank

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Hossein Soroudi
Kamal Mashhoun
Alireza Oshar
Reza Masoumi
Mashallah Safiyar
Kambiz Mokhberi
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soudipour
Hossein Razi
Hassan Khaleghpour
Coach: Kazem Rahbari |  Japan
L 34–40 |  India
W 63–52  |  Philippines
L 41–65 |  Burma
W 84–38  |

### Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1951 Asian Games

#### Road

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Jasem Jasemzadeh | Road race  |  | ?

#### Track

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Time  | Rank
Jasem Jasemzadeh | Sprint  | did not start  | did not advance  | —

### Football

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Main article: Football at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[6]
Squad list  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Nader Afshar Alavinejad
Nader Afshar Naderi
Amir Aghahosseini
Mohsen Azad
Mahmoud Bayati
Masoud Boroumand
Amir Eraghi
Hossein Fekri
Aref Gholizadeh
Mansour Hajian
Parviz Kouzehkanani
George Markarian
Mehdi Masoud-Ansari
Mehdi Nassiroghloo
Mahmoud Shakibi
Hossein Soroudi
Ghorban Ali Tari
Coach: Mostafa Salimi |  Burma
W 2–0  |  Japan
W 0–0, 3–2 Rep |  India
L 0–1 |

### Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1951 Asian Games

Men[7]
Athlete  | Event  | Press (lb)  | Snatch (lb)  | Clean & Jerk (lb)  | Total (lb)  | Rank

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Ali Mirzaei | 56 kg  | 205  | 200  | 250  | 655  |
Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg  | 205.25  | 214.75  | 280  | 700  |
Arsham Khachikian | 60 kg  |  |  |  | 620  | 6
Jafar Salmasi | 60 kg  | 210  | 210  | 255  | 675  |
Hassan Ferdos | 67.5 kg  | 210  | 220  | 265  | 695  |
Jalal Mansouri | 75 kg  | 230  | 230  | 295  | 755  |
Firouz Pojhan | 75 kg  | 225  | 230  | 310  | 765  |
Hassan Rahnavardi | 82.5 kg  | 265  | 255  | 325  | 845  |
Rasoul Raeisi | 90 kg  | 255  | 240  | 310  | 805  |
Leon Kurukchian | +90 kg  | 235  | 230  | 310  | 775  |
Ahmad Ordoubadi | +90 kg  | 215  | 225  | 285  | 725  |

## References

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1. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. p. 52\. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
2. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. pp. 34–37. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
3. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. pp. 36–37. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
4. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. pp. 46–49. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
5. ^ "Report of the first Asian Games held at New Delhi" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
6. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. pp. 42–46. ISBN 964-458-089-3.
7. ^ Roueinpour, Bijan. "2". ایران در بازیهای آسیایی (in Persian). Vol. 1\. p. 40\. ISBN 964-458-089-3.

## External links

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* (in Persian) Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists
* (in Persian) Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists
* (in Persian) Pars Sport

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