Iran at the 2012 Summer Olympics


Iran competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games since its return in 1948, after having made their debut in 1900, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, one less than it sent to Beijing. A total of 53 athletes, 45 men and 8 women, competed in 14 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Iran's Olympic history, with half the team under the age of 25, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Heavyweight boxer Ali Mazaheri was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Iran left London with a total of 13 medals, finishing twelfth in the overall medal standings. This was also the most successful Olympics for the Middle East, winning the largest number of medals at a single games, and surpassing by just double the record from Athens. Notable accomplishments included the nation's first gold medals in men's Greco-Roman wrestling, and the nation's first medal in athletics, won by discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Saeid MohammadpourWeightliftingMen's 94kg
Hamid SourianWrestling[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman 55 kg|Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg]
Omid NorouziWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Navab NassirshalalWeightliftingMen's 105 kg
Behdad SalimiWeightliftingMen's +105 kg
Ghasem RezaeiWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 96 kg
Komeil GhasemiWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg
Kianoush RostamiWeightliftingMen's 85 kg
Ehsan HaddadiAthleticsMen's discus throw
Sajjad AnoushiravaniWeightliftingMen's +105 kg
Mohammad Bagheri MotamedTaekwondoMen's 68 kg
Sadegh GoudarziWrestlingMen's freestyle 74 kg
Ehsan LashgariWrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg

Archery

Two Iranian archers qualified for the London Olympics.

Athletics

Iranian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events :
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Field events

Boxing

Iran has so far qualified boxers for the following events.
;Men

Canoeing

Sprint

Iran has qualified boats for the following events
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B

Fencing

;Men

Rowing

Iran has qualified for the following boats.
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Iran has qualified three quota places in the shooting events;
;Men
;Women

Swimming

Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule.
;Men

Table tennis

Iran has qualified 2 athletes.

Taekwondo

Iran has qualified two men and one woman.

Weightlifting

Iran has qualified 6 men.

Wrestling

Iran has qualified 13 quota places.
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman