Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games, since its return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a total of 38 athletes, 37 men and 1 woman, to compete in 10 sports. Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili, who later forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks for medical reasons, was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Iran left Athens with a total of six medals (two golds, two silver, and two bronze), finishing twenty-ninth in the overall medal standings. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in men's freestyle wrestling. Taekwondo jin Hadi Saei claimed his first ever Olympic title in the men's featherweight division, in addition to his bronze medal from Sydney.
Medalists
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
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! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
|-
| || Hossein Rezazadeh || Weightlifting || Men's +105 kg ||
|-
| || Hadi Saei || Taekwondo || Men's 68 kg ||
|-
| || Alireza Rezaei || Wrestling || Men's freestyle 120 kg ||
|-
| || Masoud Mostafa-Jokar || Wrestling || Men's freestyle 60 kg ||
|-
| || Yousef Karami || Taekwondo || Men's 80 kg ||
|-
| || Alireza Heidari || Wrestling || Men's freestyle 96 kg ||
|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; float: right;"
|-
!colspan=5|Medals by sport
|-align=center
|Sport
| bgcolor=#f7f6a8 |
| bgcolor=#dce5e5 |
| bgcolor=#ffdab9 |
|Total
|-align=center
|Taekwondo
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
|2
|-align=center
|Weightlifting
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |1
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |0
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |0
|1
|-align=center
|Wrestling
| style="background:#F7F6A8;" |0
| style="background:#DCE5E5;" |2
| style="background:#FFDAB9;" |1
|3
|-align=center
!Total
! style="background:gold;" |2
! style="background:silver;" |2
! style="background:#c96;" |2
!6
|}
Competitors
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|Athletics
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| align=left|Boxing
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Cycling
| 4 || 0 || 4
|-
| align=left|Judo
| 7 || 0 || 7
|-
| align=left|Shooting
| 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left|Swimming
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Table tennis
| 1 || 0 || 1
|-
| align=left|Taekwondo
| 2 || 0 || 2
|-
| align=left|Weightlifting
| 6 || 0 || 6
|-
| align=left|Wrestling
| 13 || 0 || 13
|-class="sortbottom"
! Total || 37 || 1 || 38
|}
Athletics
Iranian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;<small>Key</small>
- <small>Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only</small>
- <small>Q = Qualified for the next round</small>
- <small>q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target</small>
- <small>NR = National record</small>
- <small>N/A = Round not applicable for the event</small>
- <small>Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round</small>
;Men
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Sajjad Moradi
|align=left|800 m
|1:49.49
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Field events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Abbas Samimi
|align=left|Discus throw
|57.57
|28
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Boxing
Iran has qualified one boxer.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohammad Asheri
|align=left|Lightweight
|
|<br>L 18–37
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Cycling
Road
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Abbas Saeidi Tanha
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's road race
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|-align=center
|align=left|Amir Zargari
|colspan=2|Did not finish
|}
Track
;Pursuit
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Opponent<br />Results
!Rank
!Opponent<br />Results
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Hossein Askari
|align=left|Men's individual pursuit
|4:39.302
|15
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
;Omnium Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks, and accepted his disqualification from the International Judo Federation because a medical condition left him much heavier to fight.
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Nasim Hassanpour
|align=left|10 m air pistol
|376
|28
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Swimming
Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule.
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Babak Farhoudi
|align=left|100 m freestyle
|56.42
|61
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Table tennis
Iran has qualified one table tennis player.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand
|align=left|Men's singles
|<br>L 1–4
|colspan=7|Did not advance
|}
Taekwondo
Two Iranian taekwondo jin qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!Repechage 1
!Repechage 2
!colspan=2|Final /
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Opposition<br/>Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Hadi Saei
|align=left|Men's −68 kg
|<br>W
|<br>W 8–6
|<br>W 9–9
|colspan=2
|<br>W 4–3
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Yousef Karami
|align=left|Men's −80 kg
|<br>W 16–12
|<br>W 13–9
|<br>L 6–7
|
|<br>W 12–4
|<br>W 9–8
|
|}
Weightlifting
Six Iranian weightlifters qualified for the following events.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Snatch
!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk
!rowspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2"|Rank
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Mehdi Panzvan
|align=left|Men's −69 kg
|147.5
|=4
|<s>172.5</s>
|
|147.5
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
|align=left|Men's −77 kg
|160
|=5
|197.5
|6
|357.5
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Asghar Ebrahimi
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's −94 kg
|165
|=16
|190
|16
|355
|16
|-align=center
|align=left|Shahin Nassirinia
|172.5
|11
|220
|=1
|392.5
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Mohsen Beiranvand
|align=left|Men's −105 kg
|<s>180</s>
|
|—
|—
|—
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Hossein Rezazadeh
|align=left|Men's +105 kg
|210
|1
|263.5
|1
|472.5
|
|}
Wrestling
;<small>Key</small>
- <small> - Victory by Fall.</small>
- <small> - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.</small>
- <small> - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.</small>
;Men's freestyle
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=4|Elimination Pool
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Babak Nourzad
|align=left|−55 kg
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|16
|-align=center
|align=left|Masoud Mostafa-Jokar
|align=left|−60 kg
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Alireza Dabir
|align=left|−66 kg
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|
|3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|18
|-align=center
|align=left|Mehdi Hajizadeh
|align=left|−74 kg
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|
|2
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|13
|-align=center
|align=left|Majid Khodaei
|align=left|−84 kg
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|Did not advance
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Alireza Heidari
|align=left|−96 kg
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 4–0 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Alireza Rezaei
|align=left|−120 kg
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|1 Q
|
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 0–5 <sup></sup>
|
|}
;Men's Greco-Roman
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=4|Elimination Pool
!Quarterfinal
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size: 95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Hassan Rangraz
|align=left|−55 kg
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 4–0 <sup></sup>
|
|2
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Ali Ashkani
|align=left|−60 kg
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|3
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|11
|-align=center
|align=left|Parviz Zeidvand
|align=left|−66 kg
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|Did not advance
|<br>L 0–5 <sup></sup>
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Behrouz Jamshidi
|align=left|−84 kg
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|
|2
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Masoud Hashemzadeh
|align=left|−96 kg
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 5–0 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 1–3 <sup></sup>
|*
|-align=center
|align=left|Sajjad Barzi
|align=left|−120 kg
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|<br>W 3–1 <sup></sup>
|
|1 Q
|<br>W 3–0 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|<br>L 0–3 <sup></sup>
|4
|}
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki> Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for protesting after the bronze medal match.</small>
See also
- Iran at the 2002 Asian Games
- Iran at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
- Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
- National Olympic Committee of Iran