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Abbas Hariri

Iranian amateur wrestler

Born
20th century
Citizenship
Iran
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler

Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.

Iranian fencer Freydoun Malkom had competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, which made him the first Olympic athlete from Iran, but the first time the nation sent a team to compete at the Olympics was at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1948 Summer Olympics1948

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q21034264 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.