Iran at the 1951 Asian Games
Iran participated in the 1951 Asian Games held in the capital city of New Delhi, India from March 4, 1951 to March 11, 1951. This country is ranked 3rd with 8 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Ahmad Ordoubadi was the flagbearer for Iran in the opening ceremony.
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Aquatics, Diving | 2 | 2 | |
| Aquatics, Swimming | 2 | 2 | |
| Athletics | 8 | 8 | |
| Basketball | 10 | 10 | |
| Cycling, Road | 1 | 1 | |
| Cycling, Track | 1 | 1 | |
| Football | 17 | 17 | |
| Weightlifting | 11 | 11 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 49 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Results by event
Aquatics
Diving
;Men| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Taghi Askari | 3 m springboard | 271.45 | |
| Taghi Askari | 10 m platform | 325.35 | |
| Manouchehr Khamoush | 10 m platform | 250.85 | 4 |
Swimming
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mousa Boroumand | 100 m freestyle | ||
| Tofigh Yousefzadeh | 200 m breaststroke | 3:11.2 | 4 |
Athletics
;Men| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Ahmad Ordoubadi | Shot put | ' | |
| Ahmad Ordoubadi | Discus throw | ' |
Basketball
;Men| Squad list | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Rank |
| Hossein Soroudi Kamal Mashhoun Alireza Oshar Reza Masoumi Mashallah Safiyar Kambiz Mokhberi Abolfazl Solbi Hossein Soudipour Hossein Razi Hassan Khaleghpour Coach: Kazem Rahbari | L 34–40 | W 63–52 | L 41–65 | W 84–38 |
Cycling
Road
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jasem Jasemzadeh | Road race |
Track
;MenFootball
;Men| Squad list | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Amir Aghahosseini Ghorban Ali Tari Amir Araghi Aref Gholizadeh Mehdi Nassiroghloo Nader Afshar Naderi Hossein Fekri Abbas Hajian Mahmoud Bayati Mohsen Azad Nader Afshar Alavinejad Parviz Kouzehkanani George Markarian Mehdi Gholi Masoud-Ansari Masoud Boroumand Hossein Soroudi Mahmoud Shakibi Coach: Mostafa Salimi | W 2–0 | W 0–0, 3–2 Rep | L 0–1 |
Weightlifting
;Men| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Ali Mirzaei | 56 kg | 205 | 200 | 250 | 655 | |
| Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg | 205.25 | 214.75 | 280 | 700 | |
| Arsham Khachikian | 60 kg | 620 | 6 | |||
| Jafar Salmasi | 60 kg | 210 | 210 | 255 | 675 | |
| Hassan Ferdos | 67.5 kg | 210 | 220 | 265 | 695 | |
| Jalal Mansouri | 75 kg | 230 | 230 | 295 | 755 | |
| Firouz Pojhan | 75 kg | 225 | 230 | 310 | 765 | |
| Hassan Rahnavardi | 82.5 kg | 265 | 255 | 325 | 845 | |
| Rasoul Raeisi | 90 kg | 255 | 240 | 310 | 805 | |
| Leon Kurukchian | +90 kg | 235 | 230 | 310 | 775 | |
| Ahmad Ordoubadi | +90 kg | 215 | 225 | 285 | 725 |