Back ئێران لە ئۆڵۆمپیادی ھاوینەی ٢٠٠٤ CKB Írán na Letních olympijských hrách 2004 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 2004/Teilnehmer (Iran) German Irán en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 Spanish ایران در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۲۰۰۴ Persian Irán a 2004. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Iran ai Giochi della XXVIII Olimpiade Italian 2004年アテネオリンピックのイラン選手団 Japanese 2004년 하계 올림픽 이란 선수단 Korean Iran op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2004 Dutch
| Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 38 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Arash Miresmaeili[1] |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games, since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a total of 38 athletes, 37 men and 1 woman, to compete in 10 sports. Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili, who later forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks for medical reasons, was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][2]
Iran left Athens with a total of six medals (two golds, two silver, and two bronze), finishing twenty-ninth in the overall medal standings. Half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in men's freestyle wrestling. Taekwondo jin Hadi Saei claimed his first ever Olympic title in the men's featherweight division, in addition to his bronze medal from Sydney.[3]
- ^ a b Staff (17 August 2004). "Iran praises athlete for forfeit to Israeli". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Iranian cleared of judo 'boycott'". BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Disqualification was as good as gold". Chicago Tribune. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2014.