Iran at the 1970 Asian Games explained

Noc:	IRN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Year:	1970
Games:	Asian Games
Location:	Bangkok
Competitors:	169
Sports:	10
Flagbearer:	Abdollah Movahed
Gold:	9
Silver:	7
Bronze:	7
Rank:	4
Appearances:	auto
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Iran participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in the capital city of Bangkok. This country is ranked 4th with 9 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.^[1]

Medal summary

Medalists

Athletics

• Gold
  • Teymour Ghiassi - Men's high jump
• Silver
  • Jalal Keshmiri - Men's discus throw
  • Jalal Keshmiri - Men's shot put

Boxing

• Silver
  • Omran Khatami - Men's +81 kg
• Bronze
  • Mohammad Sarehkhani - Men's 71 kg
  • Gholamhossein Pakmanesh - Men's 75 kg

Cycling

Road

• Silver
  • Team - Men's team time trial
    • Team roster
      • Hassan Arianfar
      • Asghar Doroudi
      • Khosrow Haghgosha
      • Hossein Baharloo

Track

• Bronze
  • Team - Men's team pursuit
    • Team roster
      • Khosrow Haghgosha
      • Manouchehr Daneshmand
      • Hossein Baharloo
      • Asghar Doroudi

Weightlifting

• Gold
  • Mohammad Nassiri - Men's 56 kg
  • Nasrollah Dehnavi - Men's 67.5 kg
• Silver
  • Daniel Giorgiz - Men's 75 kg
• Bronze
  • Mohammadreza Nasehi - Men's 52 kg
  • Ebrahim Pourdejam - Men's 90 kg
  • Houshang Kargarnejad - Men's 110 kg

Wrestling

Freestyle

• Gold
  • Ebrahim Javadi - Men's 48 kg
  • Mohammad Ghorbani - Men's 52 kg
  • Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi - Men's 62 kg
  • Abdollah Movahed - Men's 68 kg
  • Dariush Zakeri - Men's 90 kg
  • Eskandar Filabi - Men's +100 kg
• Silver
  • Mohammad Farhangdoust - Men's 74 kg
  • Ali Hajiloo - Men's 82 kg
• Bronze
  • Abolfazl Anvari - Men's 100 kg

References

• Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists
• Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists

Notes and References

1. http://www.ocasia.org/6AG.asp 6th Asian Games medal tally