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.
| Iran at the 1951 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IRN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in New Delhi | |
| Competitors | 49 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Namjoo |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Saoudipour Hossein Razi Hassan Khaleghpour | Basketball | Men |
Results by event
Aquatics
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taghi Askari | 3 m springboard | 271.45 | |
| 10 m platform | 325.35 | ||
| Manouchehr Khamoush | 10 m platform | 250.85 | 4 |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mousa Boroumand | 100 m freestyle | ? | |
| Tofigh Yousefzadeh | 200 m breaststroke | 3:11.2 | 4 |
Athletics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Ordoubadi | Shot put | ? | |
| Discus throw | ? |
Basketball
- Men
| Squad list | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Soroudi Kamal Mashhoun Alireza Oshar Reza Masoumi Mashallah Safiyar Kambiz Mokhberi Abolfazl Solbi Hossein Saoudipour Hossein Razi Hassan Khaleghpour Coach: Kazem Rahbari | Japan L 34–40 | India W 63–52 | Philippines L 41–65 | Burma W 84–38 |
Cycling
Road
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasem Jasemzadeh | Road race | ? |
Track
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||||
| Jasem Jasemzadeh | Sprint | did not start | did not advance | — | ||
Football
- Men
| Squad list | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Press (lb) | Snatch (lb) | Clean & Jerk (lb) | Total (lb) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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