title: Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Iran at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Iran sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 55 Iranian athletes went to Beijing, including three women. These Olympics are regarded as less successful than their previous Games, as Iran only achieved one gold and one bronze medal.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Hadi Saei | Taekwondo | Men's 80 kg |
  | Bronze | Morad Mohammadi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 60 kg |
  
  Medals by sport :
  
  | Sport | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  
  ## Competitors
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Athletics | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  | Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Judo | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | Rowing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Wrestling | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  | Total | 52 | 3 | 55 |
  
  ## Archery
  
  | Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Hojjatollah Vaezi | Men's individual | 604 | 63 | Champia (IND) L 98–112 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Najmeh Abtin | Women's individual | 568 | 60 | Kwon U-S (PRK) L 96–106 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### 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
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Sajjad Moradi | 800 m | 1:46.10 | 6 q | 1:46.08 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei | 800 m | 1:49.25 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Ehsan Haddadi | Discus throw | 61.34 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Amin Nikfar | Shot put | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Abbas Samimi | Discus throw | 59.92 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Combined events – Decathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hadi Sepehrzad | Result | 10.92 | 6.80 | 16.02 | 1.90 | 50.75 | 14.64 | 50.32 | 4.00 | 49.56 | 5:06.67 | 7483 | 21 |
  | Hadi Sepehrzad | Points | 878 | 767 | 852 | 714 | 780 | 894 | 877 | 617 | 582 | 522 | 7483 | 21 |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Kaveh Mehrabi | Men's singles | Hsieh (TPE) L 16–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Basketball
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Roster**
  
  The following is the Iran roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  
  **Group play**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 400 | +25 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
  | 2 | Argentina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 361 | +64 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 380 | +19 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 457 | 405 | +52 | 8 | Quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 387 | 406 | −19 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Iran | 5 | 0 | 5 | 323 | 464 | −141 | 5 | |
  
  * 1 2 Head-to-head record: Lithuania 1–0 Argentina
  * 1 2 Head-to-head record: Croatia 1–0 Australia
  * 10 August 2008 09:00
  * Report
  
  | Russia | 71–49 | Iran |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 24–5, 14–17, 8–16, 25–11 |||
  | Pts: Holden 19 Rebs: Monia 6 Asts: Savrasenko 4 | | Pts: Nikkhah 16 Rebs: Haddadi 8 Asts: Kamrani 3 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
  * 12 August 2008 09:00
  * Report
  
  | Iran | 67–99 | Lithuania |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 14–31, 19–28, 14–25 |||
  | Pts: Haddadi 21 Rebs: Sahakian 12 Asts: Amini 4 | | Pts: Kleiza 22 Rebs: Kleiza 8 Asts: Jasikevičius, Lukauskis, Mačiulis 3 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
  * 14 August 2008 11:15
  * Report
  
  | Australia | 106–68 | Iran |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–14, 22–19, 31–20 |||
  | Pts: Newley 24 Rebs: Bogut 7 Asts: Mills, Worthington, Bruton 5 | | Pts: Nikkhah 23 Rebs: Haddadi 8 Asts: Davari 4 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
  * 16 August 2008 16:45
  * Report
  
  | Iran | 82–97 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–23, 24–30, 25–25 |||
  | Pts: Haddadi 21 Rebs: Haddadi 16 Asts: Kamrani 4 | | Pts: Ginobili 32 Rebs: Scola 7 Asts: Prigioni 6 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
  * 18 August 2008 09:00
  * Report
  
  | Iran | 57–91 | Croatia |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 8–35, 23–16, 18–21 |||
  | Pts: Nikkhah 25 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Haddadi 2 | | Pts: Rozić, Tomas 16 Rebs: Lončar, Barać 7 Asts: Ukić 8 |
  
  * Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing Attendance: 11,083 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN)
  
  ## Boxing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Morteza Sepahvand | Light welterweight | Hassini (TUN) W 16–4 | Gheorghe (ROU) W 8–4 | Díaz (DOM) L 6–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Mehdi Ghorbani | Light heavyweight | Negrón (PUR) L 4–13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ali Mazaheri | Heavyweight | — | Chakhkiyev (RUS) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Road
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Hossein Askari | Men's road race | 6:34:22 | 51 |
  | Hossein Askari | Men's time trial | 1:08:46 | 34 |
  | Ghader Mizbani | Men's road race | 6:39:42 | 78 |
  | Mehdi Sohrabi | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
  
  ## Judo
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Masoud Akhondzadeh | −60 kg | Bye | Drakšič (SLO) W 0110–0010 | Choi (KOR) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Albarracín (ARG) W 0020–0001 | Sobirov (UZB) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Arash Miresmaeili | −66 kg | Bye | Adamiec (POL) W 0001–0000 | Uchishiba (JPN) L 0000–0020 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Jacinto (DOM) W 0011–0000 | Sharipov (UZB) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ali Maloumat | −73 kg | — | Kanamaru (JPN) W 1001–0001 | Pina (POR) W 0111–0001 | Dashdavaa (MGL) W 1100–0010 | Mammadli (AZE) L 0000–1000 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Guilheiro (BRA) L 0000–1000 | 5 |
  | Hamed Malekmohammadi | −81 kg | Bye | Sedej (SLO) W 1000–0000 | Camilo (BRA) L 0000–1010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Hossein Ghomi | −90 kg | — | Kazusionak (BLR) L 0000–1110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Mohammad Reza Roudaki | +100 kg | Bye | Rybak (BLR) W 1001–0001 | Jónsson (ISL) W 1000–0001 | Gujejiani (GEO) L 0000–0011 | Did not advance | Bye | McCormick (USA) W 1001–0001 | Tmenov (RUS) W 1010–0001 | Brayson (CUB) L 0000–0200 | 5 |
  
  ## Rowing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Mohsen Shadi | Single sculls | 7:48.24 | 5 SE/F | Bye | Bye | 7:20.34 | 1 FE | 7:06.54 | 25 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Homa Hosseini | Single sculls | 9:02.12 | 4 FE | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 8:18.20 | 26 |
  
  Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Mohammad Alirezaei | 100 m breaststroke | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Afshin Norouzi | Men's singles | Bobocica (ITA) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Taekwondo
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Reza Naderian | Men's −58 kg | Wenceslau (BRA) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Hadi Saei | Men's −80 kg | Bista (NEP) W 7–0 | Zhu G (CHN) W 3–2 | Ahmadov (AZE) W 4–1 | Bye | Bye | Sarmiento (ITA) W 6–4 | |
  | Sara Khoshjamal Fekri | Women's −49 kg | Toudali (MAR) W 5–0 | Yang S-C (TPE) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Asghar Ebrahimi | Men's −94 kg | 180 | 1 | 212 | 4 | 392 | 4 |
  | Mohsen Biranvand | Men's −105 kg | 180 | 9 | 210 | 11 | 390 | 9 |
  | Rashid Sharifi | Men's +105 kg | 196 | 6 | 230 | 6 | 426 | 6 |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  Key:
  
  * VT - Victory by Fall.
  * PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  * PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Abbas Dabbaghi | −55 kg | Bye | Serrano (COL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Kudukhov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
  | Morad Mohammadi | −60 kg | Bye | Madany (EGY) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Azarbayjani (CAN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Batirov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Bye | Bye | Huseynov (AZE) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
  | Mehdi Taghavi | −66 kg | Bye | Garcia (CAN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Şahin (TUR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Garzón (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 10 |
  | Meisam Mostafa-Jokar | −74 kg | Bye | Terziev (BUL) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
  | Reza Yazdani | −84 kg | Horbik (POL) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Temrezov (AZE) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
  | Saeid Ebrahimi | −96 kg | Bye | Emara (EGY) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Gogshelidze (GEO) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
  | Fardin Masoumi | −120 kg | Langowski (MEX) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Akhmedov (RUS) L 0–5 $^{VT}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Boyadzhiev (BUL) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mocco (USA) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mutalimov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Hamid Sourian | −55 kg | Venkov (BUL) W 5–0 $^{VT}$ | Elwais (PLW) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Mankiev (RUS) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Fris (SRB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Park E-C (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | 5 |
  | Ali Mohammadi | −66 kg | Kim M-C (KOR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Siamionau (BLR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
  | Saman Tahmasebi | −84 kg | Bye | Daragan (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Avluca (TUR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
  | Ghasem Rezaei | −96 kg | Ežerskis (LTU) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
  | Masoud Hashemzadeh | −120 kg | Bye | Baroev (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Bye | Mizgaitis (LTU) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 15 |
  