Iran competed at the

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in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games, since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the

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and

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. 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 Arash Miresmaeili ( fa, آرش میراسماعیلی , born March 3, 1981 in Khorramabad) is an Iranian judoka. He now serves as the President of the Iranian Judo Federation. World Judo Championships He won the gold medal in two World Judo Cha ...

, who later forfeited his first match against Israel's

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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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Competitors

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). ;Key * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only * Q = Qualified for the next round * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser ''or'', in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target * NR = National record * N/A = Round not applicable for the event * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round ;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events

Boxing

Iran has qualified one boxer.

Cycling

Road

Track

;Pursuit ;Omnium

Judo

Seven Iranian judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Half-lightweight judoka

forfeited his first match against Israel's

, and accepted his disqualification from the International Judo Federation because a medical condition left him much heavier to fight. ;Men

Shooting

Iran has qualified a single shooter. ;Women

Swimming

Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule. ;Men

Table tennis

Iran has qualified one table tennis player.

Taekwondo

Two Iranian taekwondo jin qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

Six Iranian weightlifters qualified for the following events.

Wrestling

;Key * - Victory by Fall. * - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. * - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points. ;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman *

Masoud Hashemzadeh Masoud Hashemzadeh ( fa, مسعود هاشم زاده, born September 21, 1981 in Mianeh, East Azerbaijan) is an Iranian wrestler (Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Az ...

was disqualified for protesting after the bronze medal match.

References

External links

Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadNational Olympic Committee of Iran
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