Iran competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, Iranian athletes had attended in every S
Iranian delegation at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Ehsan Haddadi in men's discus throw.
Iranian cycling team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Elaheh Ahmadi finished sixth in women's 10 m air rifle final.
Kimia Alizadeh
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Kimia Alizadeh Zonouzi is an Iranian-born Bulgarian taekwondo athlete, representing Bulgaria. Alizadeh won a bronze medal in the taekwondo 57 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Jane
Iran at the 2016 Summer Olympics
…of these medals were awarded to the team in wrestling, two in weightlifting, and one in taekwondo. Among the nation's medalists were taekwondo fighter Kimia Alizadeh, who became the first Iranian woman to stand on the podium by taking the bronze, and weightlifter Kianoush Rostami, who bested his runner-up feat from…
Alizadeh at the 2016 Summer Olympics