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.
Competitors
SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 8 8Basketball 10 10Cycling 1 1Diving 2 2Football 17 17Swimming 2 2Weightlifting 11 11 Total 49 0 49
Ahmad Ordoubadi participated in both athletics and weightlifting. Hossein Soroudi participated in both basketball and football.
Medal summary
Medals by sport SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Athletics 1 1 2 Basketball 1 1 Diving 1 1 2 Football 1 1 Weightlifting 7 3 10 Total 8 6 2 16
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 5000 m Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg Weightlifting Men's 90 kg Weightlifting Men's +90 kg Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Diving Men's 10 m platform Football Men Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Weightlifting Men's +90 kg Basketball Men Diving Men's 3 m springboard
Results by event
Aquatics
Diving
AthleteEventScoreRankTaghi AsgariMen's 3 m springboard271.45Taghi AsgariMen's 10 m platform325.35Manouchehr Khamoush250.854
Swimming
AthleteEventTimeRankMousa BoroumandMen's 100 m freestyleTofigh YousefzadehMen's 200 m breaststroke3:11.24
Athletics
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalRankHeatTimeRankHeatTimeRankTimeRankHossein Ali Archin100 m3325did not advance200 m33Ali Baghbanbashi5000 m15:54.213000 m steeplechase9:31.82
AthleteEventResultRankAhmad OrdoubadiShot putDiscus throw
Basketball
Men Squad listRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4RankHossein SoroudiKamal MashhounAlireza OsharReza MasoumiMashallah SafiyarKambiz MokhberiAbolfazl SolbiHossein SaoudipourHossein RaziHassan KhaleghpourCoach: Kazem RahbariL 34–40W 63–52L 41–65W 84–38
Cycling
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankJasem JasemzadehRoad race
Track
Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalRankTimeRankJasem JasemzadehSprintdid not startdid not advance—
Football
Men Squad listQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankNader Afshar AlavinejadNader Afshar NaderiAmir AghahosseiniMohsen AzadMahmoud BayatiMasoud BoroumandAmir EraghiHossein FekriAref GholizadehMansour HajianParviz KouzehkananiGeorge MarkarianMehdi Masoud-AnsariMehdi NassiroghlooMahmoud ShakibiHossein SoroudiGhorban Ali TariCoach: Mostafa SalimiW 2–0W 0–0, 3–2 RepL 0–1
Weightlifting
AthleteEventPress (lb)Snatch (lb)Jerk (lb)Total (lb)RankAli MirzaeiMen's 56 kg205200250655Mahmoud Namjoo205.25214.75280700Arsham KhachikianMen's 60 kg6206Jafar Salmasi210210255675Hassan FerdosMen's 67.5 kg210220265695Jalal MansouriMen's 75 kg230230295755Firouz Pojhan225230310765Hassan RahnavardiMen's 82.5 kg265255325845Rasoul RaeisiMen's 90 kg255240310805Leon KurukchianMen's +90 kg235230310775Ahmad Ordoubadi215225285725
References
External links Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists Pars Sport