Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:IRI
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:5
Sports:2
Flagbearer:Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki (opening)[1] [2]
Mohammad Kiadarbandsari (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Iran competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Iran's team consisted of five athletes in two sports, representing the largest ever Iranian team at the Winter Olympics.[4]

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Iran had three athletes in qualification position.[5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Mohammad Kiadarbandsari1:30.12561:32.01523:02.13 51
55.09551:03.78291:58.8730
align=left rowspan=2Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki1:32.35621:32.87553:05.2255
55.46571:03.90301:59.3631
Forough Abbasi1:26.71601:08.98462:35.69 48

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Iran had two athletes in qualification position.[5] For the first time ever Iran also qualified a female cross-country skier.

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Sattar SeidMen's 15 km classical47:16.1+8:46.479
Farzaneh RezasoltaniWomen's 10 km classical42:31.3+14:13.573

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Iran names Saveh Shemshaki as flag bearer for Sochi Olympics . . . 3 February 2014 . 3 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225095025/http://tehrantimes.com/sports/113859-iran-names-saveh-shemshaki-as-flag-bearer-for-sochi-olympics . 25 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. News: Five athletes to represent Iran in Sochi . . . 22 January 2014 . 2 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129044459/http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports/113591-five-athletes-to-represent-iran-in-sochi . 29 January 2014 .
  5. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 20 January 2014.