Iran_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Iran (officially the Islamic Republic of Iran) competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's debut in 1948, Iranian athletes have attended every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 which they boycotted.
| Iran at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 65 in 17 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Hanieh Rostamian |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Amir Hossein Zare |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Javad Foroughi | Shooting | Men's 10 m air pistol | 24 July |
| Gold | Mohammad Reza Geraei | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg | 4 August |
| Gold | Sajjad Ganjzadeh | Karate | Men's +75 kg | 7 August |
 Silver | Ali Davoudi | Weightlifting | Men's +109 kg | 4 August |
| Silver | Hassan Yazdani | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 86 kg | 5 August |
 Bronze | Mohammad Hadi Saravi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | 3 August |
| Bronze | Amir Hossein Zare | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | 6 August |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Karate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 55 | 10 | 65 |
One Iranian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve by advancing to the semifinal stage and obtaining one of the three available spots at the 2019 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Milad Vaziri | Men's individual | 629 | 63 |  Ellison (USA) L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
Iranian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Hassan Taftian | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.19 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mahdi Pirjahan | Men's 400 m hurdles | Withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19 | |||||||
| Farzaneh Fasihi | Women's 100 m | 11.76 | 1 Q | 11.79 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ehsan Haddadi | Men's discus throw | 58.98 | 26 | Did not advance | |
Iranian women's badminton player, Sorayya Aghaei, got the allocation quotas from the Badminton World Federation after Airi Mikkela withdrew. She is the first ever women's badminton player to represent Iran at the Olympic Games.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sorayya Aghaei | Women's singles |  Abdul Razzaq (MDV)W (21–14, 21–7) |
 He Bj (CHN)L (11–21, 3–21) |
2 | Did not advance | ||||
Indoor
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | |||
| Iran men's | Men's tournament |  Czech Republic L 78–84 |
 United States L 66–120 |
 France L 62–79 |
4 | Did not advance | ||||
Men's tournament
Iran men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics as the highest-ranked Asian squad at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, marking the country's return to the sport after a twelve-year absence.[6][7]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 3 July 2021.[8]
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- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 233 | +82 | 5 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 294 | −49 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 283 | −77 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
| Iran |
78–84 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–21, 16–21, 32–17 | ||
| Pts: Yakhchali 23 Rebs: Haddadi 10 Asts: Jamshidi 7 |
Pts: Auda 16 Rebs: Balvín, Satoranský 8 Asts: Satoranský 8 | |
| United States |
120–66 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 32–18, 22–13, 38–23 | ||
| Pts: Lillard 21 Rebs: Booker, Durant 5 Asts: LaVine 8 |
Pts: Haddadi, Jamshidi 14 Rebs: Haddadi 7 Asts: Jalalpoor, Jamshidi 3 | |
Iran entered two male boxers into the Olympic tournament. 19-year-old Danial Shahbakhsh (men's featherweight) and Asia's second-seeded boxer Seyed Shahin Mousavi (men's middleweight) secured the spots on the Iranian squad, by scoring a box-off triumph each in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Danial Shahbakhsh | Men's featherweight |  Hamout (MAR)W 5–0 |
 Álvarez (CUB)L RSC-I |
Did not advance | |||
| Seyed Shahin Mousavi | Men's middleweight |  Moriwaki (JPN)L 2–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Sprint
Iran qualified a single boat (men's K-1 1000 m) for the Games by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Asian Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Pattaya, Thailand.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Ali Aghamirzaei | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:48.609 | 5 QF | 3:52.834 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Road
Iran entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race, by virtue of his top 50 national finish (for men) in the UCI World Ranking.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeid Safarzadeh | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:05:14.62 | 35 | |
Iranian fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team sabre for the first time at the Games, as the highest-ranked nation from Asia outside the world's top four in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings.[13]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mojtaba Abedini | Men's sabre | Bye |  Gordon (CAN)W 15–10 |
 Szilágyi (HUN)L 7–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Ali Pakdaman | Bye | Szatmári (HUN) W 15–12 |
 Hartung (GER)W 15–9 |
Szilágyi (HUN) L 6–15 |
Did not advance | |||
| Mohammad Rahbari | Bye |  Apithy (FRA)W 15–13 |
 Samele (ITA)L 7–15 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Mojtaba Abedini Ali Pakdaman Mohammad Rahbari Mohammad Fotouhi* |
Men's team sabre | — | Italy (ITA) L 44–45 |
Classification semifinal United States (USA) W 45–36 |
Fifth place final Egypt (EGY)L 24–45 |
6 | ||
Iran entered three karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Sajjad Ganjzadeh (men's +75 kg), Sara Bahmanyar (women's 55 kg), and Hamideh Abbasali (women's +61 kg) qualified directly for their respective kumite categories by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.[14][15]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Sajjad Ganjzadeh | Men's +75 kg |  Kvesić (CRO)W 3–1 |
 Hamedi (KSA)D 0–0 |
Irr (USA) W 6–0 |
Gaysinsky (CAN) W 2–1 |
1 Q |  Aktaş (TUR)W 2–2 |
Hamedi (KSA) W 4–0 HAN |
| |
| Sara Bahmanyar | Women's −55 kg | Özçelik (TUR) W 5–4 |
 Wen T-y (TPE)L 1–5 |
 Goranova (BUL)L 2–5 |
— | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Hamideh Abbasali | Women's +61 kg |  Matoub (ALG)W 4–0 |
 Quirici (SUI)L 0–4 |
Abdelaziz (EGY) W 9–7 |
Gong L (CHN) L 4–8 |
4 | Did not advance | |||
Iran qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games by winning the silver medal and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[16]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nazanin Malaei | Women's single sculls | 7:59.01 | 3 QF | Bye | 8:07.32 | 3 SA/B | 7:45.52 | 6 FB | 7:42.57 | 11 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Iranian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Javad Foroughi | Men's 10 m air pistol | 580 | 5 Q | — | 244.8 OR | | |
| Mahyar Sedaghat | Men's 10 m air rifle | 629.1 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1168 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Fatemeh Karamzadeh | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1163 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 10 m air rifle | 624.9 | 23 | Did not advance | ||||
| Najmeh Khedmati | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1165 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Hanieh Rostamian | Women's 10 m air pistol | 576 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 25 m pistol | 577 | 28 | Did not advance | ||||
| Armina Sadeghian | Women's 10 m air rifle | 622.6 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Mahyar Sedaghat Najmeh Khedmati |
Mixed 10 m air rifle team | 624.9 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Javad Foroughi Hanieh Rostamian |
Mixed 10 m air pistol team | 575 | 8 Q | 382 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Iran received an Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Matin Balsini | Men's 200 m butterfly | 1:59.97 NR | 33 | Did not advance | |||
Iran entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Nima Alamian scored a zonal-match triumph for Central Asia to book a men's singles spot at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[18]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Nima Alamian | Men's singles | Bye |  Drinkhall (GBR)L 1–4 |
Did not advance | ||||||
Iran entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Armin Hadipour (men's 58 kg) qualified directly for their respective weight classes by finishing among the top five, while Mirhashem Hosseini received a spare berth freed up by the 2019 World Grand Slam winner in the men's lightweight category (68 kg), as the next highest-placed taekwondo practitioner, not yet qualified, in the WT Olympic Rankings. On the women's side, Nahid Kiani scored a semifinal victory in the lightweight category (57 kg) to book the remaining spot on the Iranian taekwondo squad at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[19]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Armin Hadipour | Men's −58 kg | — |  Ochoa (COL)W 22–19 |
 Guzmán (ARG)L 6–26 |
Did not advance | |||
| Mirhashem Hosseini | Men's −68 kg | — | Huang Y-j (TPE) W 18–15 |
 Rashitov (UZB)L 22–34 |
Did not advance |  Lee D-h (KOR)L 21–30 |
Did not advance | 7 |
| Nahid Kiani | Women's −57 kg |  Alizadeh (EOR)L 9–18 |
Did not advance | |||||
Indoor
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Iran men's | Men's tournament |  PolandW 3–2 |
 VenezuelaW 3–0 |
 CanadaL 0–3 |
 ItalyL 1–3 |
 JapanL 2–3 |
5 | Did not advance | |||
Men's tournament
Iran men's volleyball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the final match and securing an outright berth at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Jiangmen, China.[20]
- Team roster
The roster was announced on 11 July 2021.[21]
Head coach: 
Vladimir Alekno
- 2 Milad Ebadipour OS
- 4 Saeid Marouf (C) S
- 6 Mohammad Mousavi MB
- 9 Masoud Gholami MB
- 10 Amir Ghafour OP
- 11 Saber Kazemi OP
- 12 Morteza Sharifi OS
- 15 Ali Asghar Mojarrad MB
- 17 Meisam Salehi OS
- 19 Mehdi Marandi L
- 21 Arman Salehi L
- 24 Javad Karimi S
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 435 | 365 | 1.192 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy |
5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1.714 | 447 | 411 | 1.088 | |
| 3 | Japan (H) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1.111 | 437 | 433 | 1.009 | |
| 4 | Canada |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 396 | 387 | 1.023 | |
| 5 | Iran |
5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 453 | 460 | 0.985 | |
| 6 | Venezuela |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 281 | 393 | 0.715 |
| 24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 19:40 v |
Poland |
2–3 | Iran |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Daniele Rapisarda (ITA), Juraj Mokrý (SVK) |
| (25–18, 22–25, 22–25, 25–22, 21–23) Results Statistics | ||||
| 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 09:00 v |
Iran |
3–0 | Venezuela |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Hernán Casamiquela (ARG), Susana Rodríguez (ESP) |
| (25–17, 25–20, 25–18) Results Statistics | ||||
| 28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 09:00 v |
Canada |
3–0 | Iran |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Luis Macias (MEX), Paulo Turci (BRA) |
| (25–16, 25–20, 25–22) Results Statistics | ||||
| 30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:40 v |
Italy |
3–1 | Iran |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Vladimir Simonović (SRB), Denny Cespedes (DOM) |
| (30–28, 25–21, 21–25, 25–21) Results Statistics | ||||
| 1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 19:40 v |
Japan |
3–2 | Iran |
Ariake Arena, Tokyo Referees: Juraj Mokrý (SVK), Daniele Rapisarda (ITA) |
| (25–21, 20–25, 29–31, 25–22, 15–13) Results Statistics | ||||
Iran entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian and 2017 world champion Ali Hashemi (men's 109 kg) and the reigning Asian champion Ali Davoudi (men's +109 kg) secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ali Hashemi | Men's –109 kg | 184 | 5 | DNF | 184 | DNF | |
| Ali Davoudi | Men's +109 kg | 200 | 2 | 241 | 2 | 441 | |
Iran qualified eleven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's freestyle (57 and 86 kg), men's Greco-Roman (60, 77, and 130 kg) at the 2019 World Championships, while five additional licenses were awarded to the Iranian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of their respective weight categories at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[22][23]
On February 19, 2020, United World Wrestling awarded an additional Olympic license to Iran in men's freestyle 125 kg, as a response to the doping violations on the Syrian and Uzbek wrestler at the World Championships.[24]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Reza Atri | Men's −57 kg | Atlı (TUR) W 3–1 PP |
 Bekhbayar (MGL)W 3–1 PP |
 Uguev (ROC)L 1–3 PP |
Bye | Gilman (USA) L 1–3 PP |
5 |
| Morteza Ghiasi | Men's −65 kg |  Dakhlaoui (TUN)W 3–1 PP |
 Punia (IND)L 0–5 VT |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Mostafa Hosseinkhani | Men's −74 kg | Dake (USA) L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 15 | |||
| Hassan Yazdani | Men's −86 kg | Shapiev (UZB) W 3–1 PP |
Reichmuth (SUI) W 4–1 SP |
Naifonov (ROC) W 3–1 PP |
Bye | Taylor (USA) L 1–3 PP |
|
| Mohammad Mohammadian | Men's −97 kg |  Odikadze (GEO)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Amir Hossein Zare | Men's −125 kg |  Khotsianivskyi (UKR)W 3–0 PO |
 Shala (KOS)W 4–1 SP |
Petriashvili (GEO) L 1–3 PP |
Bye | Deng Zw (CHN) W 3–0 PO |
|
- Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Alireza Nejati | Men's −60 kg |  Melikyan (ARM)L 1–3 PP |
Did not advance | 10 | |||
| Mohammad Reza Geraei | Men's −67 kg | Horta (COL) W 4–0 ST |
Stäbler (GER) W 3–1 PP |
Zoidze (GEO) W 3–1 PP |
Bye | Nasibov (UKR) W 4–1 ST |
|
| Mohammad Ali Geraei | Men's −77 kg | Peña (CUB) W 3–1 PP |
Starčević (CRO) W 3–1 PP |
Lőrincz (HUN) L 1–3 PP |
Bye | Yabiku (JPN) L 1–4 SP |
5 |
| Mohammad Hadi Saravi | Men's −97 kg | Boudjemlin (ALG) W 4–0 ST |
Kiril Milov (BUL) W 3–0 PO |
Aleksanyan (ARM) L 1–3 PP |
Bye |  Savolainen (FIN)W 3–1 PP |
|
| Amin Mirzazadeh | Men's −130 kg | Kim M-s (KOR) W 3–0 PO |
López (CUB) L 0–4 ST |
Did not advance |  Alexuc-Ciurariu (ROU)W 3–1 PP |
Kayaalp (TUR) L 1–3 PP |
5 |
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