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Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
| Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | IRI |
| NPC | I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 110 in 12 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eshrat Kordestani |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Athletics | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football 5-a-side | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Football 7-a-side | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Paracanoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Shooting | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 87 | 23 | 110 |
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Iranian Para-cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad died following an accident during men's C4/C5 road race at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. He was involved in a serious crash on Saturday (17 September) and sustained severe injuries to his neck. The 48-year-old rider received emergency treatment at the scene before being transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Following Golbarnezhad's passing, the Iranian flag has been lowered to half-mast in the Paralympic Village. The Paralympic flag will also be flown at half-mast in the Paralympic Village and at the Riocentro venue, where Iran played Bosnia and Herzegovina in the sitting volleyball gold medal match on Sunday (18 September).
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Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
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Iran earned a spot in archery at both the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games at the 2015 Asian Archery Championships as a result of performance of Zahra Nemati at the event. She also carried the Iranian flag into the Olympic opening ceremony. Should she compete in both, she will be the first archer to do so since Italy's Paola Fantato did this at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[4][5] She took up the sport in 2006, two years after a spinal-cord injury that occurred during an accident. Prior to that, she competed in taekwondo where she had a black belt. Six months after taking up the sport, she won the Iranian national championships. She competed at the 2011 Archery World Championships, and set four world records at the Italy hosted event.[4] She will go to Rio as a defending Paralympic gold medalist in the women's individual recurve W1/W2, and bronze medalist in the women's team recurve open. She also won gold at the 2013 World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. She also won a bronze medal at the same event.[4]
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | |||
| Gholamreza Rahimi | Individual recurve open | 624 | 5 |  Kim (KOR)W 6–2 |
 Yu (CHN)W 6–0 |
 Ueyama (JPN)W 6–2 |
 Ranjbar (IRI)W 6–4 |
 Netsiri (THA)W 7–3 |
 | |
| Ebrahim Ranjbar | 637 | 1 |  Jonasts (LAT)W 6–2 |
 Phillips (GBR)W 6–4 |
 Sawicki (POL)W 7–3 |
Rahimi (IRI) L 6–4 |
 Rezende (BRA)W 7–1 |
 | ||
| Majid Kakoosh | Individual compound W1 | 628 | 7 | — |  Hatem (FRA)W 131–129 |
 Drahoninsky (CZE)L 144–124 |
Did not advance | |||
| Hadi Nori | Individual compound open | 685 | 3 |  Yahaya (MAS)W 136–126 |
Ai (CHN) L 138–134 |
Did not advance | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Opposition score |
Rank | ||
| Mohadeseh Kohansal | Individual recurve open | 541 | 24 |  Eroglu (TUR)W 6–2 |
 Dzoba-Balyan (UKR)L 0–6 |
Did not advance | |||
| Zahra Nemati | 627 | 2 |  Valiyeva (AZE)W 6–0 |
Jo (KOR) W 6–0 |
 Mijno (ITA)W 6–4 |
Lee (KOR) W 6–0 |
Wu (CHN) W 6–4 |
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| Somayeh Abbaspour | Individual compound open | 657 | 2 | Bye |  Kupczyk (GER)W 140–129 |
Grinham (GBR) W 137–136 |
Lin (CHN) L 137–129 |
Kim (KOR) L 140–138 |
4 |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Zahra Nemati Ebrahim Ranjbar |
Team recurve open | 1264 | 1 | France (FRA) W 6–0 |
Great Britain (GBR) W 5–4 |
Italy (ITA) W 6–0 |
China (CHN) L 3–5 |
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| Somayeh Abbaspour Hadi Nori |
Team compound open | 1342 | 1 | Bye | South Korea (KOR) L 148–153 |
Did not advance | ||
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The following 24 men and 3 woman will represent Iran at 2016 Summer Paralympics. A total of 27 athletes will compete for Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Men
Track
| Athlete
(Guide) |
Events | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hamid Eslami
(Hossein Salehi Manesh) |
1500m T11 | DSQ | Did not advance | ||
| Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani | 1500m T20 | — | 3:56.24 | | |
| Ahmad Ojaghloo | 100m T47 | 11.22 | 5 Q | 11.27 | 8 |
Field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saman Pakbaz | Shot Put – F12 | 15.98 | |
| Yunes Seifipour | Shot Put – F32 | 8.40 | 5 |
| Siamak Saleh-Farajzadeh | Shot Put – F34 | 10.65 | 6 |
| Mohsen Hosseinipanah | Shot Put – F35 | 13.14 | 5 |
| Mehran Nekouei Majd | 14.54 | 4 | |
| Sajad Mohammadian | Shot Put – F42 | 14.31 | |
| Asadollah Azimi | Shot Put – F53 | 8.14 | |
| Alireza Mokhtari | 7.87 SB | 4 | |
| Jalil Bagheri | Shot Put – F55 | 11.16 SB | 6 |
| Hamed Amiri | 11.40 WR | | |
| Javid Ehsani Shakib | Shot Put – F57 | 14.13 PB | |
| Mohsen Kaedi | Shot Put – F34 | 10.70 | 5 |
| Javelin Throw – F34 | 33.42 SB | | |
| Sajjad Nikparast | Javelin Throw – F13 | 62.74 SB | |
| Javad Hardani | Javelin Throw – F38 | 48.46 PB | |
| Mohammad Fathi Ganji | Javelin Throw – F46 | 54.67 PB | 4 |
| Mohammad Khalvandi | Javelin Throw – F57 | 46.12 WR | |
| Abdollah Heydari | 43.77 | | |
| Ali Mohammadyari | Discus Throw Throw – F56 | NM | - |
| Alireza Ghaleh Naseri | 44.04 | | |
| Ali Olfatnia | Long Jump – T37 | 5.52 SB | 9 |
Women
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batul Jahangiri | Shot Put – F33 | 4.57 | 6 |
| Hashemieh Mottaghian | Javelin Throw – F56 | 19.83 | 4 |
| Maryam Soltani | Javelin Throw – F34 | 15.00 | 7 |
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Iran qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahman Golbarnezhad | Men's road race C4-5 | DNF | - |
| Men's time trial C4 | 46:03.62 | 14 |
Iran qualified for the Paralympics after finishing first at the 2015 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships. Iran opened round robin play 5–0 win against Malaysia. Next, they drew 0–0 with Japan. Their third game saw them crush India 10–0. They then drew 0–0 with China. Their last game of group play was a 4–0 win against South Korea. Their win put them second in round robin play. They met China in a single placement final, which they won in a 1–0 penalty shootout. Iran's Ahmadreza Shahhosseini was given the tournament's Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer. The team was coached by Javad Felfeli with Mohammadreza Shaddelbasir the team's guide.[8][9]
The following is the Iran squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Meysam Shojaeiyan | Sighted | 22 October 1988 (aged 27) |
| 2 | DF | Amir Pourrazavi | B1 | 26 March 1985 (aged 31) |
| 4 | DF | Mohammadreza Mehninasab | B1 | 21 April 1995 (aged 21) |
| 7 | FW | Hossein Rajabpour | B1 | 5 September 1986 (aged 30) |
| 8 | DF | Mohammad Heidari | B1 | 21 March 1984 (aged 32) |
| 9 | FW | Sadegh Rahimighasr | B1 | 27 May 1995 (aged 21) |
| 10 | FW | Behzad Zadaliasghari | B1 | 5 June 1988 (aged 28) |
| 11 | DF | Ahmadreza Shahhosseini | B1 | 6 March 1990 (aged 26) |
| 12 | FW | Rasool Baseri | B1 | 28 July 1996 (aged 20) |
| 13 | GK | Akbar Shoushtari | Sighted | 12 August 1984 (aged 32) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi finals |
| 2 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  Morocco |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
- Semi-final
- Gold medal match
| Brazil | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
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Iran qualified for the 2016 Rio Games following the suspension of Russia. The IPC ruled that there could not be a redraw for the groups. This resulted in Iran being put into Group A with the Netherlands, Argentina and the United States.[11]
Iran goes to Rio as reigning 2008 and 2012 Paralympic bronze medalists. They had missed out on qualification for Rio initially because they had visa issues that did not allow them to participate in the IFCPF World Championships, and there were not enough teams to allow for a viable Asian qualifying competition. The IFCPF said in their rationale for picking Iran that it would increase continental inclusion from 2 to 3, and they would be replacing one potential medalist with another potential medalist.[11] Iran goes into the tournament ranked 12th in the world.[12]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Semi finals |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | 5th–6th place match |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 7th–8th place match |
Source: Paralympic.org
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage Final |
Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Seyed Omid Nouri Jafari | Men's 81 kg | Junk (GER) W 1113–0001 |
Lee (KOR) L 0003–0002 |
Did not advance |  Khalilov (UZB)W 0111–0021 |
Kosinov (UKR) L 000–100 |
5 |
| Hamed Alizadeh | Men's 100 kg | Porter (USA) W 0s1–110 |
 Fernandez Sastre (CUB)L 11s3–0s2 |
Did not advance | Abdullakhanli (AZE) L 0s1–0s2 |
Did not advance | |
| Hamzeh Nadri | Men's +100 kg |  Montero (VEN)W 0–101 |
Jimenez (CUB) L 0–0s1 |
Did not advance |  Albdoor (IRQ)W 0s4–100 |
Masaki (JPN) L 0s2–100 |
5 |
Iran earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Shahla Behrouzirad earned the spot for Iran after finishing sixth in the women's KL3 event.[13][14]
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semi-Finals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shahla Behrouzirad | Women's KL3 | 58.900 | 5 | 56.580 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Siamand Rahman worked on qualifying for the 2016 Games at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships. Competing in the men's over 107 kg event, he set a new world record of 295 kg on his way to winning gold.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamzeh Mohammadi | Men's –65 kg | 187 kg | 4 |
| Majid Farzin | Men's –80 kg | 240 kg WR | |
| Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji | Men's –88 kg | NM | - |
| Saman Razi | Men's –97 kg | 221 kg | 4 |
| Ali Sadeghzadeh | Men's –107 kg | 226 kg | |
| Siamand Rahman | Men's +107 kg | 310 kg WR PR | |
The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Iran earned a qualifying spot at this event in the P2 – 10m Air Pistol Women SH1 event as a result of Sareh Javanmardi winning a gold medal.[16][17][18]
The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Samira Eram in the P2 – 10m Air Pistol Women SH1 event. Because no woman qualified based on the criteria in P3 – 25m Pistol Mixed SH1 event at this competition, an extra spot on the women's side was given in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1. Iran's Alieh Mahmoudi acquired this spot for her country.[17][19]
The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Mahdi Zamani earned a qualifying spot for their country in the P1- Men's 10m Air Pistol SH1 event. Masoumeh Khodabakhshi earned another qualifying spot for Iran in the R4- Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 event.[17][20]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Mahdi Zamanishurabi | Men's 10m air pistol SH1 | 551-7x | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Sareh Javanmardi | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 376-8x | 2 Q | 193.4 FPR | |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 534-3x | 3 Q | 189.5 | | |
| Samira Eram | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 358-4x | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Alieh Mahmoudikordkheili | Women's 10m air pistol SH1 | 376-9x | 1 Q | 72.7 | 8 |
| Mixed 50m pistol SH1 | 522-7x | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Masoumeh Khodabakhshi | Mixed 10m Air Rifle Standing SH2 | 627.0 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shahin Izadyar | 50 m freestyle S10 | 25.32 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m breaststroke SB9 | 1:09.63 | 5 Q | 1:10.82 | 8 | |
Men
Iran men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Games at the World Championships.[21] Iran men's national sitting volleyball team were also in the qualification run for the 2016 Summer Paralympics at the 2014 Asian Para-Games, losing the gold medal match in sets of 25–12, 25–20, 29–27 against China men's national sitting volleyball team.[22]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 228 | 173 | 1.318 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 206 | 184 | 1.120 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 237 | 265 | 0.894 | Classification 5th / 6th |
| 4 |  China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 216 | 265 | 0.815 | Classification 7th / 8th |
Source: Paralympic.org
| 10 September 2016 10:00 |
Iran |
3–0 | China |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (25–22, 25–13, 25–14) Report | ||||
| 12 September 2016 20:30 |
Iran |
3–0 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (25–17, 25–22, 25–17) Report | ||||
| 14 September 2016 20:30 |
Ukraine |
0–3 | Iran |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (22–25, 26–28, 20–25) Report | ||||
Women
Iran women's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics after reaching the finals of the 2014 Asian Para Games, the first time the women's team had qualified for the Paralympics.[21][23] They won the event, after beating China who had previously qualified for the 2016 Games at the world championships earlier in the year in sets of 25–15, 25–12, and 25–15. Maleki Zeinab Dizicheh was one of the team's key players in the tournament.[21][22] In the year before the Games, the team trained in Isfahan, where there were 20 members at camp along with players from the junior national team.[23] Warm up events for the team include the March 2015 Intercontinental Cup.[23]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 246 | 169 | 1.456 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 256 | 156 | 1.641 | |
| 3 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 160 | 197 | 0.812 | Classification 5th / 6th |
| 4 |  Rwanda |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 85 | 225 | 0.378 | Classification 7th / 8th |
Source: Paralympic.org
| 10 September 2016 14:00 |
United States |
3-0 | Iran |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (25–17, 25–13, 25–9) Report | ||||
| 12 September 2016 10:00 |
Rwanda  |
0–3 | Iran |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (10–25, 19–25, 18–25) Report | ||||
| 14 September 2016 14:00 |
Iran |
0–3 | China |
Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro |
| (16–25, 19–25, 11–25) Report | ||||
The Iran men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[24] During the draw, Brazil had the choice of which group they wanted to be in. They were partnered with Spain, who would be in the group Brazil did not select. Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria. That left Spain in Group A with Australia, Canada, Turkey, the Netherlands and Japan.[25]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 402 | 206 | +196 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Great Britain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 364 | 263 | +101 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brazil (H) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 309 | 314 | −5 | 7[a] | |
| 4 |  Germany |
5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 314 | +23 | 7[a] | |
| 5 | Iran |
5 | 2 | 3 | 295 | 361 | −66 | 7[a] | 9th/10th place playoff |
| 6 |  Algeria |
5 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 436 | −249 | 5 | 11th/12th place playoff |
Source: Paralympic.org
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