Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics


Iran competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1988.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
PowerliftingMen's 80 kg28 August
JudoMen's 90 kg29 August
JudoMen's +100 kg29 August
AthleticsMen's long jump T1230 August
AthleticsMen's shot put F1130 August
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw F5631 August
ShootingWomen's 10 metre air pistol SH1
AthleticsMen's javelin throw F341 September
ArcheryWomen's individual recurve open2 September
AthleticsMen's javelin throw F54
Iran men's national sitting volleyball team
Sitting volleyballMen's tournament
TaekwondoMen's +75 kg
PowerliftingMen's 65 kg27 August
AthleticsMen's javelin throw F5728 August
AthleticsMen's shot put F5329 August
PowerliftingMen's 97 kg29 August
PowerliftingMen's +107 kg30 August
ArcheryMen's individual compound open31 August
AthleticsMen's discus throw F112 September
AthleticsMen's javelin throw F13
TaekwondoMen's 75 kg
AthleticsMen's javelin throw F41
AthleticsMen's shot put F634 September
PowerliftingMen's 107 kg30 August

Competitors

Source:
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery426
Athletics14216
Canoeing112
Cycling101
Judo202
Powerlifting505
Sitting Volleyball12012
Shooting033
Taekwondo213
Wheelchair Basketball12012
Total53962

Archery

Iran qualified one athlete in Men's Individual W1, one athlete in Men's Individual Compound Open, two ticket in Men's Individual Recurve, one athlete in Women's Individual Compound and one athlete in Women's Individual Recurve.
;Men's individual
;Women's individual
;Mixed team

Athletics

16 athletes in 19 events represented Iran at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Cycling

Iran sent one cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for Asia.
AthleteEventTimeRank
Mahdi MohammadiMen's road race C4-5Did not finish-
Mahdi MohammadiMen's road time trial C553:49.6511
Mahdi MohammadiMen's track individual pursuit C55:09.15410

Judo

Iran has qualified two athletes in Men's events in 90 and +100 kg.

Canoeing

Iran has qualified one athlete in Women's KL3 events and one athlete in Men's VL2.

Shooting

Iran entered five athletes into the Paralympic competition. All of them successfully broke the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Championships which was held in Cheongju, South Korea, 2019 WSPS World Cup which was held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia.

Sitting Volleyball

Iran's men's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the 2018 World ParaVolley Championships.
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Men's tournament

;Group play
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;Semi final
;Final

Taekwondo

Iran qualified three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Two of them qualified by entered top six in the world ranking, while the other athlete qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.

Wheelchair basketball

Iran's men's wheelchair basketball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after finishing in top three at the 2019 IWBF Asia Oceania Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Pattaya, Thailand.