Iran competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

Iran's team consisted of two athletes (one men and one woman) competing in alpine skiing disciplines[3] and cross-country skiing. On January 23, 2022, alpine skiers Atefeh Ahmadi and Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki were named as the Iranian flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4][5][6] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7][8]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross country skiing 1 0 1
Total 2 1 3

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male and one female alpine skier.[9] On 10 February 2022, Hossein Saveh-Shemshaki became the first athlete to provide a positive test for doping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and did not compete in any events.[10]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Atefeh Ahmadi Women's slalom 1:11.88 57 DNF

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Iran qualified one male cross-country skier.[11]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Danial Saveh Shemshaki Men's 15 km classical 47:26.0 +9:31.2 84

References

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Iran to send three skiers to 2022 Winter Olympics". Tehran Times. Tehran, Iran. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ "معرفی پرچمداران المپیک زمستانی و هدیه سفیر چین به ایران+عکس" [Introducing the flagships of the Winter Olympics and the gift of the Chinese ambassador to Iran]. Fars News Agency (in Persian). Tehran, Iran. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 opening ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Asian NOC flagbearers for Beijing 2022 closing ceremony". www.ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Winter Olympics: Iranian first to test positive for doping in Beijing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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