Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics


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.
Iran left Athens with a total of six medals, 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.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Hossein RezazadehWeightliftingMen's +105 kg
Hadi SaeiTaekwondoMen's 68 kg
Alireza RezaeiWrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg
Masoud Mostafa-JokarWrestlingMen's freestyle 60 kg
Yousef KaramiTaekwondoMen's 80 kg
Alireza HeidariWrestlingMen's freestyle 96 kg

Competitors

Athletics

Iranian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events.
;Key
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events

Boxing

Iran has qualified one boxer.

Cycling

Road

Track

;Pursuit
;Omnium

Judo

Seven Iranian judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics. Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks, and accepted his disqualification from the International Judo Federation because a medical condition left him much heavier to fight.
;Men

Shooting

Iran has qualified a single shooter.
;Women

Swimming

Iran has selected one swimmer under the Universality rule.
;Men

Table tennis

Iran has qualified one table tennis player.

Taekwondo

Two Iranian taekwondo jin qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

Six Iranian weightlifters qualified for the following events.

Wrestling

;Key
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
* Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for protesting after the bronze medal match.