Iran at the 1951 Asian Games

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.[1]

Iran at the
1951 Asian Games
IOC codeIRN
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Websitewww.olympic.ir (in Persian and English)
in New Delhi
Competitors49 in 5 sports
Flag bearerMahmoud Namjoo
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
2
Total
16
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Aquatics, Diving22
Aquatics, Swimming22
Athletics88
Basketball1010
Cycling, Road / Track11
Football1717
Weightlifting1111
Total49049
  • Ahmad Ordoubadi participated in both athletics and weightlifting.
  • Hossein Soroudi participated in both basketball and football.

Medal summary

Medal table

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Aquatics, Diving112
Athletics112
Basketball11
Football11
Weightlifting7310
Total86216

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
 GoldAli BaghbanbashiAthleticsMen's 5000 m
 GoldMahmoud NamjooWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 GoldJafar SalmasiWeightliftingMen's 60 kg
 GoldHassan FerdosWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg
 GoldFirouz PojhanWeightliftingMen's 75 kg
 GoldHassan RahnavardiWeightliftingMen's 82.5 kg
 GoldRasoul RaeisiWeightliftingMen's 90 kg
 GoldLeon KurukchianWeightliftingMen's +90 kg
 SilverTaghi AskariAquatics, DivingMen's 10 m platform
 SilverAli BaghbanbashiAthleticsMen's 3000 m steeplechase
 SilverNader 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
FootballMen
 SilverAli MirzaeiWeightliftingMen's 56 kg
 SilverJalal MansouriWeightliftingMen's 75 kg
 SilverAhmad OrdoubadiWeightliftingMen's +90 kg
 BronzeTaghi AskariAquatics, DivingMen's 3 m springboard
 BronzeHossein Soroudi
Kamal Mashhoun
Alireza Oshar
Reza Masoumi
Mashallah Safiyar
Kambiz Mokhberi
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soudipour
Hossein Razi
Hassan Khaleghpour
BasketballMen

Results by event

Aquatics

Diving

Men[2]
AthleteEventScoreRank
Taghi Askari3 m springboard271.45
10 m platform325.35
Manouchehr Khamoush10 m platform250.854

Swimming

Men[3]
AthleteEventTimeRank
Mousa Boroumand100 m freestyle?
Tofigh Yousefzadeh200 m breaststroke3:11.24

Athletics

Men[4]
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalRank
HeatTimeRankHeatTimeRankTimeRank
Hossein Ali Archin100 m3325did not advance?
200 m33?
Ali Baghbanbashi5000 m15:54.21
3000 m steeplechase9:31.82
AthleteEventResultRank
Ahmad OrdoubadiShot put?
Discus throw?

Basketball

Men[5]
Squad listRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Rank
Hossein Soroudi
Kamal Mashhoun
Alireza Oshar
Reza Masoumi
Mashallah Safiyar
Kambiz Mokhberi
Abolfazl Solbi
Hossein Soudipour
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
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jasem JasemzadehRoad race?

Track

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalRank
TimeRank
Jasem JasemzadehSprintdid not startdid not advance

Football

Men[6]
Squad listQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
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[7]
AthleteEventPress (lb)Snatch (lb)Clean & Jerk (lb)Total (lb)Rank
Ali Mirzaei56 kg205200250655
Mahmoud Namjoo56 kg205.25214.75280700
Arsham Khachikian60 kg6206
Jafar Salmasi60 kg210210255675
Hassan Ferdos67.5 kg210220265695
Jalal Mansouri75 kg230230295755
Firouz Pojhan75 kg225230310765
Hassan Rahnavardi82.5 kg265255325845
Rasoul Raeisi90 kg255240310805
Leon Kurukchian+90 kg235230310775
Ahmad Ordoubadi+90 kg215225285725

References