Iran at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Iran at the 2012 Summer Paralympics  | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | IRI | 
| NPC | I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee | 
| Website | www | 
| in London | |
| Competitors | 79 in 13 sports | 
| Flag bearer | Abdolreza Jokar | 
| Medals Ranked 11th  | 
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012.[1]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 | 
| Athletics | 14 | 2 | 16 | 
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | |
| Football 5-a-side | 10 | 10 | |
| Football 7-a-side | 12 | 12 | |
| Goalball | 4 | 4 | |
| Judo | 6 | 6 | |
| Powerlifting | 8 | 8 | |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | |
| Volleyball | 11 | 11 | |
| Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 72 | 7 | 79 | 
Medalists
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | |||
| Athletics | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 
| Powerlifting | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| Sitting volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Football 7-a-side | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Total | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Total | |||
| 2 | 31 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 3 | 1 September | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 | 2 September | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 5 | 3 September | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 6 | 4 September | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 
| 7 | 5 September | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 
| 8 | 6 September | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 9 | 7 September | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 10 | 8 September | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 11 | 9 September | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Total | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
Archery
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Rank | ||
| Amin Alikhani Nezhad | Individual recurve standing | 588 | 18 | L 2–6  |  did not advance | ||||
| Ebrahim Ranjbar | Individual recurve W1/W2 | 648 | 2 | Bye | W 7–1  |  W 7–1  |  L 5–6  |  L 3–7  |  4 | 
| Roham Shahabipour | 603 | 7 | Bye | W 6–0  |  L 1–7  |  did not advance | |||
| Amin Alikhani Nezhad Ebrahim Ranjbar Roham Shahabipour  |  Team recurve open | 1839 | 4 | — | Bye | L 192–201  |  did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Opposition score  |  Rank | ||
| Razieh Shir Mohammadi | Individual recurve standing | 552 | 5 | Bye | L 2–6  |  did not advance | |||
| Zahra Javanmard | 481 | 15 | L 0–6  |  did not advance | |||||
| Zahra Nemati | Individual recurve W1/W2 | 613 PR | 1 | Bye | W 6–0  |  W 6–0  |  W 6–0  |  W 7–3  |  |
| Razieh Shir Mohammadi Zahra Javanmard Zahra Nemati  |  Team recurve open | 1646 | 3 | — | W 190–167  |  L 186–192  |  W 188–184  |  ||
Athletics
- Men
 
- Track events
 
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peyman Nasiri | 1500 m T20 | — | 3:58.49 | ||||
- Field events
 
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Abbariki | Shot put F34 | NM | 16 | 
| Mohsen Kaedi | 12.94 m AS | ||
| Javelin throw F33/34 | 38.30 m WR | ||
| Javad Hardani | Shot put F37/38 | 15.43 m AS | |
| Discus throw F37/38 | 1024 pts WR | ||
| Jalil Bagheri Jeddi | Shot put F54/55/56 | 988 pts PR | |
| Jalal Khakzadiyeh | Discus throw F32/33/34 | 936 pts | 9 | 
| Mehrdad Karam Zadeh | Discus throw F42 | 44.62 m | |
| Farzad Sepahvand | Discus throw F44 | 58.39 m | |
| Ali Mohammadyari | Discus throw F54/55/56 | 978 pts | |
| Sajad Nikparast | Javelin throw F12/13 | 63.15 m | |
| Seyed Erfan Hosseini | 57.94 m | 4 | |
| Kamran Shokrisalari | Javelin throw F42 | 52.06 m | |
| Abdolreza Jokar | Javelin throw F52/53 | 920 pts | |
| Mohammad Khalvandi | Javelin throw F57/58 | 50.98 m WR | 
Women
- Field events
 
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Hajar Taktaz | Shot put F11/12 | 970 pts | 5 | 
| Marziyeh Sedighi | Shot put F54/55/56 | 837 | 9 | 
Cycling
- Road
 
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahman Golbarnezhad | Men's road race C4-5 | did not finish | |
| Men's time trial C4 | did not start | ||
- Track
 
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahman Golbarnezhad | Men's 1 km time trial C4-5 | 1:13.799 | 18 | 
Football 5-a-side
The following is the Iran squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Morteza Maboodi Dalivand | 32 | Gilan | 
| 2 | DF | Amir Pourrazavi Haftdaran | 27 | Azarbayejan Sharghi | 
| 3 | DF | Maghsoud Gholizadeh Abdoljabbar | 30 | Azarbayejan Sharghi | 
| 4 | FW | Mohammad Keshtkar | 28 | Fars | 
| 7 | FW | Abdolhamid Shalhavizadeh | 25 | Khoozestan | 
| 8 | DF | Mohammad Heidari | 28 | Khoozestan | 
| 9 | FW | Hossein Rajab Pour | 25 | Khoozestan | 
| 10 | FW | Behzad Zadaliasghari Yengejeh | 24 | Azarbayejan Sharghi | 
| 11 | FW | Ahmadreza Shah Hosseini Ardekani | 22 | Fars | 
| 12 | GK | Meysam Shojaeiyan | 23 | Fars | 
- Group play
 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the medal round | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 
Source: 
  | Spain  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Gaitán  |  Report | 
| Great Britain  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ardekani  |  
- 5th–8th place semi-final
 
- 5th–6th place match
 
Rank: 6th
Football 7-a-side
The following is the Iran squad in the football 7-a-side tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mehran Nikoee Majd | 30 | Gilan | 
| 2 | MF | Hashem Rastegarimobin | 27 | Zanjan | 
| 5 | MF | Sadegh Hassani Baghi | 28 | Gilan | 
| 6 | MF | Farzad Mehri | 27 | Zanjan | 
| 7 | MF | Jasem Bakhshi | 25 | Gilan | 
| 8 | DF | Ehsan Gholamhosseinpour Bousheh | 23 | Fars | 
| 9 | DF | Morteza Heidari | 34 | Tehran | 
| 10 | DF | Bahman Ansari | 32 | Markazi | 
| 11 | FW | Rasoul Atashafrouz | 30 | Gilan | 
| 13 | MF | Moslem Akbari | 27 | Gilan | 
| 19 | FW | Abdolreza Karimizadeh | 30 | Khoozestan | 
| 22 | GK | Moslem Khazaeipirsarabi | 25 | Kermanshah | 
- Group play
 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Qualified for the medal round | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 | 
Source: 
 | Netherlands  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Straatman  |  Report | Mehri  Akbari Karimizadeh Ansari  |  
| Argentina  | 1–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fernández Romano  |  Report | Gholamhosseinpour  Mehri Atashafrouz Bakhshi Heidari  |  
- Semi-final
 
- Bronze medal match
 
Rank: 
 
Goalball
Men's tournament
| Squad list | Group stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result  |  Rank | Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Rank | |
From: 
  |  W 9–5  |  1 | L 1–5  |  did not advance | ||
W 9–2  | ||||||
L 6–8  | ||||||
W 4–3  | ||||||
W 4–2  | ||||||
- Group B
 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 12 | Quarterfinals | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 3 | 
Source: "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Goalball results" (PDF). Paralympic.org. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-27 – via Goalball.sport.
 | 30 August 2012 13:45  |  China  |  5 – 9 | Copper Box, London Referees: Launel Scott (CAN), Bülent Kimyon (TUR)  | |
| Yao 3 Chen 2  |  Report | Sayahi 9 | ||
| 31 August 2012 19:45  |    |  9 – 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA)  | |
| Jafari 4 Sayahi 3 Shahbazi 1 Shirdel 1  |  Report | Gaulin 2 | ||
| 1 September 2012 18:30  |  Belgium  |  8 – 6 | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Juha Vuokila (FIN)  | |
| de Rick 3 Bihi 3 Vanhove 1 Mapreni 1  |  Report | Sayahi 3 Jafari 2 Shahbazi 1  | ||
| 2 September 2012 13:45  |    |  4 – 3 | Copper Box, London Referees: Janne Ahokas (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN)  | |
| Sayahi 4 | Report | Hong SW 2 Kim CH 1  | ||
| 3 September 2012 10:15  |    |  4 – 2 | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA)  | |
| Sayahi 2 Jafari 1 Shirdel 1  |  Report | Mokrane 2 | ||
- Quarter-final
 
| 5 September 2012 21:00  |    |  1 – 5 | Copper Box, London Referees: Morten Hammershoi (DEN), Kimberly Anderson (USA)  | |
| Sayahi 1 | Report | Posio 3 Mattila 2  | ||
Judo
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage First round  |  Repechage Final  |  Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Rank | ||
| Saeid Rahmati | Men's 66 kg | L 000H–100  |  did not advance | |||||
| Mohammad Ali Shanani | Men's 73 kg | L 000–101  |  did not advance | W 1103–0101  |  L 0001–100  |  did not advance | ||
| Seyed Amir Nattaj | Men's 81 kg | W 020–0001  |  L 0012–0112  |  did not advance | Bye | L 0003–010  |  did not advance | |
| Hani Asakereh | Men's 90 kg | Bye | L 0001–100  |  did not advance | W 100–000  |  W 100–000  |  L 0001–100  |  5 | 
| Hamed Alizadeh | Men's 100 kg | Bye | W 010–0003  |  L 0001–100  |  Bye | L 0104–1003  |  5 | |
| Hamzeh Nadri | Men's +100 kg | Bye | L 000–0011  |  did not advance | W 001–0002  |  W 100–0004  |  L 0003–0101  |  5 | 
Powerlifting
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Jafari | Men's 56 kg | 173 kg | 6 | 
| Nader Moradi | Men's 60 kg | 196 kg | |
| Rouhollah Rostami | Men's 67.5 kg | 208 kg | |
| Ali Hosseini | Men's 75 kg | 225 kg | |
| Majid Farzin | Men's 82.5 kg | 237 kg | |
| Seyed Hamed Solhipour | Men's 90 kg | 225 kg | 4 | 
| Ali Sadeghzadeh | Men's 100 kg | 235 kg | |
| Siamand Rahman | Men's +100 kg | 280 kg PR | 
Shooting
- Women
 
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Sareh Javanmardi | Women's 10 m air pistol SH1 | 376 | 3 | 469.0 | |
| Alieh Mahmoudi | 374 | 4 | 467.1 | 6 | |
Volleyball
Men's tournament
- Overview
 
| Team | Group stage[4] | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result  |  Rank | Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Rank | |
W 3–0  |  1 | W 3–0  |  W 3–0  |  L 1–3  |  ||
W 3–0  | ||||||
W 3–0  | ||||||
W 3–1  | ||||||
- Roster
 
The following is the Iranian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[5]
Head coach: Hadi Rezaei
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Majid Lashgarisanami | 6 August 1979 | UN | |
| 3 | Reza Peidayesh | 5 September 1978 | WS | |
| 4 | Davood Alipourian | 6 May 1985 | SE | |
| 5 | Ahmad Eiri | 21 March 1988 | M | |
| 6 | Naser Hassanpour Alinazari | 30 March 1974 | UN | |
| 7 | Sadegh Bigdeli | 26 February 1984 | WS | |
| 8 | Jalil Eimery | 21 September 1972 | SE | |
| 9 | Seyedsaeid Ebrahimibaladezaei | 1 July 1979 | OS | |
| 10 | Isa Zirahi | 4 June 1979 | OS | |
| 11 | Ramezan Salehi Hajikolaei | 11 March 1979 | L | |
| 12 | Mohammad Khaleghi | 23 October 1981 | SE | 
- Group play
 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12.000 | 322 | 207 | 1.556 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3.333 | 309 | 240 | 1.288 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 257 | 230 | 1.117 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 243 | 266 | 0.914 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 115 | 300 | 0.383 | 
Source: 
 | 30 August 2012 21:00  |    |  3–0 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Janko Plešnik (SLO), Dee Wauchope (GBR)  | |
| (25–11, 25–6, 25–8) Report  | ||||
| 1 September 2012 14:00  |    |  3–0 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE), Amin Al-Traifi (KSA)  | |
| (25–15, 25–19, 25–12) Report  | ||||
| 3 September 2012 14:00  |    |  3–0 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Amin Al-Traifi (KSA), Mourad El-Baroudy (EGY)  | |
| (25–21, 25–15, 25–17) Report  | ||||
| 4 September 2012 16:00  |    |  3–1 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Report  | |
| (22–25, 25–18, 25–18, 25–22) Dariusz Jasinski (POL), Janko Plesnik (SLO)  | ||||
- Quarter-final
 
| 5 September 2012 21:20  |  Great Britain  |  0–3 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Dimosthenis Kostopoulos (GRE), Ute Fisher (GER)  | |
| (18–25, 13–25, 15–25) Report  | ||||
- Semi-final
 
| 6 September 2012 21:00  |  Russia  |  0–3 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Benno Meijer (NED), Ronaldo Chaves (BRA)  | |
| (15–25, 18–25, 18–25) Report  | ||||
- Final
 
| 8 September 2012 18:00  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina  |  3–1 | ExCeL London, London Referees: Anton Probst (GER), Toomas Murulo (EST)  | |
| (19–25, 25–21, 25–22, 25–15) Report  | ||||
Swimming
- Men
 
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shahin Izadyar | 50 m freestyle S10 | 25.97 | 5 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle S10 | 57.91 AS | 7 | did not advance | ||
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:12.23 | 2 | 1:12.47 | 8 | |
| 200 m individual medley SM10 | 2:28.51 | 7 | did not advance | ||
Table tennis
- Men
 
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Rank | Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Opposition Result  |  Rank | ||
| Hassan Janfeshan | Singles class 2 | L 0–3  |  W 3–1  |  2 | did not advance | |||
Wheelchair tennis
- Men
 
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score  |  Opposition Score  |  Opposition Score  |  Opposition Score  |  Opposition Score  |  Opposition Score  |  Rank | ||
| Hossein Mamipour | Men's singles | L 2–6, 1–6  |  did not advance | |||||
References
Wikinews has related news: 
- ^ "Iran - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
 - ^ "Men's Football 5-a-side – Team Rosters – Iran". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
 - ^ "Men's Football 7-a-side – Team Rosters – Iran". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
 - ^ "Volleyball - Sitting Competition Schedule Event Details" (PDF). London 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
 - ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Iran, london2012.com. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
 
