Iran participated in the 1st West Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran from November 19 to 28, 1997. Iran ranked 1st with 53 gold medals in this edition of the West Asian Games.[1]
| Iran at the 1997 West Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IRI |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Website | www |
| in Tehran | |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| West Asian Games appearances | |
Medal table
edit| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| Badminton | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Basketball | 1 | 1 | ||
| Boxing | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Fencing | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Football | 1 | 1 | ||
| Judo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Karate | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Shooting | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Swimming | 7 | 7 | ||
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wrestling | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Total | 63 | 37 | 56 | 156 |
References
edit- ^ "Third West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation website. Archived from the original on October 21, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.