Iran at the 1958 Asian Games
Iran participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in the capital city of Tokyo, Japan. This country is ranked 4th with 7 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.[1]
| Iran at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRN |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 81 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mahmoud Namjoo |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 2 | 2 | |
| Aquatics, Swimming | 3 | 3 | |
| Athletics | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Boxing | 9 | 9 | |
| Cycling, Track | 1 | 1 | |
| Football | 18 | 18 | |
| Shooting | 4 | 4 | |
| Table tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Tennis | 4 | 4 | |
| Volleyball | 8 | 8 | |
| Weightlifting | 8 | 8 | |
| Wrestling | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 77 | 4 | 81 |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatics, Diving | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cycling, Track | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Wrestling | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
Medalists
Results by event
Diving
Swimming
Athletics
Boxing
This was the first time Iranian boxers were participating in an official Asian tournament, such as the Asian Games, with 9 boxers, the most boxers after the Japanese boxing team. In the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, the Iranian boxing team managed to bag a total of 6 medals, including three silver medals, three bronze medals, and also obtained three fifth places.[2] The consequence of this participation resulted in Iran's boxing team to rank second, considering medal counts, and fifth, in the overall boxing table, helping Iran Sports Convoy to rank fourth, overall in the Third Asian Games, which was applauded by the Iranian officials.[3]
The Iranian national boxing team, which consisted of boxers from Tehran Taj club and Tehran Jafari club, was coached by Petros Nazarbegian,[4][5] and the team members were: Ezaria Ilkhanoff (Persian: ایزاریا ایلخانوف) in the Flyweight division (bronze medal),[6] Karapet Kochar (Persian: کاراپت کوچار) in the Bantamweight division (fifth place), Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh (Persian: صادق علی اکبرزاده) in the Featherweight division (fifth place),[7] Hassan Pakandam (Persian: حسن پاک اندام) in the Lightweight division (fifth place),[8] Vazik Kazarian (Persian: وازیک قازاریان) in the Light-Welterweight division (silver medal),[9] Soren Pirjanian (Persian: سورن پیرجانیان) in the Welterweight division (silver medal),[10] Amir Yavari (captain) (Persian: امیر یاوری) in the Light-middleweight division (silver medal),[11] Leon Khachatourian (Persian: لئون خاچاطوریان) in the Middleweight division (bronze medal),[12] Akbar Khojini (Persian: اکبرخوجینی) in the Light heavyweight division (bronze medal), (no participant in the Heavyweight division).[13]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezaria Ilkhanoff | 51 kg | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bonus (PHI)W Points |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hla (BIR)L Points |
Did not advance |  | |
| Karapet Kochar | 54 kg | Bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Suzuki (JPN)L Points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Sadegh Aliakbarzadeh | 57 kg | Bye | Ikeyama (JPN) L Points |
Did not advance | 5 | |
| Hassan Pakandam | 60 kg | .png.webp){kind=small} Chung (KOR)L Points |
Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Vazik Kazarian | 63.5 kg | Bye |  Chundakowsolaya (THA)W Points |
Kawakami (JPN) L Points |
 | |
| Soren Pirjanian | 67 kg | David (PHI) W Points |
Onuki (JPN) W Points |
Kim (KOR) L Points |
| |
| Amir Yavari | 71 kg | Bye |  Hussain (PAK)W Points |
Takahashi (JPN) L Points |
| |
| Leon Khachatourian | 75 kg |  Singh (IND)L Points |
Did not advance | | ||
| Akbar Khojini | 81 kg | Mahmood (PAK) L Points |
Did not advance | | ||
Cycling
Football
Shooting
Table tennis
Tennis
- Men
| Athlete | Event | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aftandilian | Singles | Bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pinto (CEY)L 0–2 2–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Enoud Jasemzadeh | Singles | Ishiguro (JPN) L 0–2 0–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Henry Johanes | Singles | Dungo (PHI) L 0–2 1–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Arsham Yasaei | Singles | Bye | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tsai (HKG)L 1–2 9–7, 2–6, 1–6 |
Did not advance | 17 | |||
| George Aftandilian Enoud Jasemzadeh |
Doubles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lim (SIN) Pakir (SIN)L 1–2 9–7, 4–6, 0–6 |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Henry Johanes Arsham Yasaei |
Doubles |  Võ (VNM) Võ (VNM)L 1–2 9–7, 4–6, 3–6 |
Did not advance | 17 | ||||
Volleyball
Weightlifting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmaeil Elmkhah | 52 kg | 87.5 | 85.0 | 105.0 | 277.5 | |
| Mahmoud Namjoo | 56 kg | 100.0 | 95.0 | 120.0 | 315.0 | |
| Ali Safa-Sonboli | 60 kg | 107.5 | 102.5 | 132.5 | 342.5 | |
| Henrik Tamraz | 67.5 kg | 112.5 | 112.5 | 145.0 | 370.0 | |
| Ebrahim Peiravi | 75 kg | 115.0 | 117.5 | 147.5 | 380.0 | |
| Jalal Mansouri | 82.5 kg | 127.5 | 122.5 | 150.0 | 400.0 |  |
| Hassan Rahnavardi | 90 kg | 140.0 | 127.5 | 165.0 | 432.5 | |
| Firouz Pojhan | +90 kg | 152.5 | 132.5 | 175.0 | 460.0 | |
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Final round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Rayatpanah | 52 kg | Bye | Alcantara (PHI) W Fall |
Yoshida (JPN) L Points |
Din (PAK) W Points |
|
| Gholam Hossein Zandi | 57 kg | Im (KOR) W Points |
Iizuka (JPN) D Points |
Tumasis (PHI) W Fall |
Akhtar (PAK) L Points |
|
| Nasser Givehchi | 62 kg | Perez (PHI) W Fall |
Din (PAK) D Points |
Nakagawa (JPN) L Points |
Bye | |
| Emam-Ali Habibi | 67 kg | Ashraf (PAK) W Fall |
Bong (KOR) W Points |
Abe (JPN) W Points |
Bye | |
| Jahanbakht Tofigh | 73 kg | Choi (KOR) W Fall |
Kaneko (JPN) D Points |
Bye | Bashir (PAK) W Points |
|
| Nabi Sorouri | 79 kg | Nagai (JPN) D Points |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rahim (AFG)W Fall |
Rasool (PAK) W Points |
Arcales (PHI) W Fall |
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| Gholamreza Takhti | 87 kg | Naseri (AFG) W Fall |
Hwang (KOR) W Fall |
Ali (PAK) W Fall |
Takagi (JPN) W Fall |
|
| Abbas Zandi | +87 kg | Ohira (JPN) W Points |
Nazir (PAK) D Points |
Bye | |
References
- 3rd Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- http://vista.ir/article/278400("Iranian Boxing in the Asian Games", Vista News Hub, The Online Source for the Most Important Iranian News Headlines)(Persian)
- http://www.ghahremanan.ir/d.asp?id=25398("Iranian Sport Convoy Shines in the 1958 Asian Games", Official Web-site for Iranian Sports Retired Champions, Days in History, June 16, 1958)(Persian)
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2014-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- کتاب تاریخچه بوکس ایران از 1324 تا 1357، جلد اول، ناشر: بامداد کتاب، نویسنده محمود مساعدیان، چاپ اول، 1388، شابک 9789642060337، تعداد صفحه 430 (History of Boxing in Iran from 1945 to 1979,First Volume,First Edition,By: Bamdad Ketaab, Author: Mahmood Mosaadian,2009,ISBN 9789642060337,430 pages)(Persian)
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2013-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- www.middleeastexplorer.com Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- www.sports-reference.com SR/OLYMPIC SPORTS Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- www.middleeastexplorer.com Archived 2014-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AsianGames1958.html
- (in Persian) Iran Olympic Committee - Asian Games Medalists
- (in Persian) Iran National Sports Organization - Asian Games Medalists