Iran participated in the

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

held in the capital city of Tokyo,

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. This country is ranked 4th with 7 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.

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Aquatics

Diving

Swimming

Athletics

Boxing

This was the first time Iranian boxers were participating in an official Asian tournament, such as the

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, with 9 boxers, the most boxers after the Japanese boxing team. In the

in Tokyo, the Iranian boxing team managed to bag a total of 6 medals, including three silver medals, three bronze medals, and also obtained three fifth places. The consequence of this participation resulted in Iran's boxing team to rank second, considering medal counts, and fifth, in the overall boxing table, helping Iran Sports Convoy to rank fourth, overall in the Third Asian Games, which was applauded by the Iranian officials. The Iranian national boxing team, which consisted of boxers from Tehran Taj club and Tehran Jafari club, was coached by Petros Nazarbegian, and the team members were: Ezaria Ilkhanoff (Persian: ایزاریا ایلخانوف) in the Flyweight division (bronze medal), Karapet Kochar (Persian: کاراپت کوچار) in the Bantamweight division (fifth place),

Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh Khoi (Persian: صادق علی اکبرزاده خویی, born September 3, 1932 in Soviet Union - died 2007), was an Iranian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1957, and was also a member of Tehr ...

(Persian: صادق علی اکبرزاده) in the Featherweight division (fifth place), Hassan Pakandam (Persian: حسن پاک اندام) in the Lightweight division (fifth place),

Vazik Kazarian Vazik Kazarian aka Vazik Ghazarian ( hy, Վազիկ Ղազարեան; fa, وازیک قازاریان, born 4 May 1937 Bahmanshir, Khuzestan, Iran) was an Iranian Armenian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 19 ...

(Persian: وازیک قازاریان) in the Light-Welterweight division (silver medal),

Soren Pirjanian Soren Pirjanian also spelled Souren Pirjanian ( hy, Սուրէն Փիրջանեան; fa, سورن پیرجانیان , born 1935) was an Iranian Armenian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1955, and was also a mem ...

(Persian: سورن پیرجانیان) in the Welterweight division (silver medal), Amir Yavari (captain) (Persian: امیر یاوری) in the Light-middleweight division (silver medal),

Leon Khachatourian Leon Khachatourian ( hy, Լեէոն Խաչատրեան; fa, لئون خاچاطوریان) is an Iranian Armenians, Iranian Armenian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1957, and was also a member of Tehran Taj Club. ...

(Persian: لئون خاچاطوریان) in the Middleweight division (bronze medal),

Akbar Khojini Akbar Khojini ( Persian: اکبر خوجینی, 1995-1935 Bandar-e Anzali), was an Iranian boxer who became a member of Iran senior national Boxing team in 1956, and was also a member of Tehran Jafari Club, boxing in the 81 kg division. H ...

(Persian: اکبرخوجینی) in the Light heavyweight division (bronze medal), (no participant in the Heavyweight division). ;Men

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References

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Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists
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Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists
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