Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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| At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 2 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki (opening)[1][2] Mohammad Kiadarbandsari (closing)[3] |
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| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Iran competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from the 7th to 23rd February 2014. Iran's team consisted of five athletes in two sports, representing the largest ever Iranian team at the Winter Olympics.[4]
Alpine skiing[edit]
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Iran had three athletes in qualification position.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohammad Kiadarbandsari[6] | Men's giant slalom | 1:30.12 | 56 | 1:32.01 | 52 | 3:02.13 | 51 |
| Men's slalom | 55.09 | 55 | 1:03.78 | 29 | 1:58.87 | 30 | |
| Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki | Men's giant slalom | 1:32.35 | 62 | 1:32.87 | 55 | 3:05.22 | 55 |
| Men's slalom | 55.46 | 57 | 1:03.90 | 30 | 1:59.36 | 31 | |
| Forough Abbasi | Women's slalom | 1:26.71 | 60 | 1:08.98 | 46 | 2:35.69 | 48 |
Cross-country skiing[edit]
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
According to the final quota allocation released on January 20, 2014 Iran had two athletes in qualification position.[5] For the first time ever Iran also qualified a female cross-country skier.
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| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
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| Sattar Seid | Men's 15 km classical | 47:16.1 | +8:46.4 | 79 |
| Farzaneh Rezasoltani | Women's 10 km classical | 42:31.3 | +14:13.5 | 73 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Iran names Saveh Shemshaki as flag bearer for Sochi Olympics". Tehran Times (Tehran, Iran). 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers". http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers". The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Five athletes to represent Iran in Sochi". Tehran Times (Tehran, Iran). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Hossein Eskandar, Amir (15 January 2014). "Iran earns 5 positions for 2014 Sochi Olympics ski event". Press TV. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
