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Quiz about Iran at the Olympics
Quiz about Iran at the Olympics

Iran at the Olympics Trivia Quiz


Let's take a quick look at the Olympic Games participation of Iran.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Rowena8482
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
335,292
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
228
Last 3 plays: Guest 184 (2/10), Peachie13 (7/10), ranjanbest (9/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. The very first Olympic competitor from what is now Iran was Persian Fereydoun Malkom in 1900. In which sport did he compete? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is the International Olympic Committee code designation for Iran? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Iranian athletes won Olympic medals in three sports between 1948 and 2008. Which of these is not one of those three sports? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Iran has sent athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics several times since their first entry in 1956. In which of these sports have Iranian athletes competed? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Iran sends a team to the Paralympic Games?


Question 6 of 10
6. Nader Eivazi Khiarak was the only Iranian Olympic competitor in his sport, in the first decade of the 21st century. Which sport did he compete in? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Mohammad Alirezaei Dizicheh entered the swimming events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Which of these things is true about his games? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which very well known person competed for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. With two Olympic gold medals, two World Championship wins, an Asian games gold medal, and Asian and West Asian Championship gold medal wins, Hadi Saei is hailed as one of the best Iranian athletes of all-time. In which sport does he compete? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. During the 20th century, Iran sent female competitors to the Olympic Games?



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The very first Olympic competitor from what is now Iran was Persian Fereydoun Malkom in 1900. In which sport did he compete?

Answer: Fencing

Malkom competed in the epee event at the 1900 Olympic Games, held in Paris, France. Persia, later Iran, did not send any more athletes to the Olympics until 1948.
2. What is the International Olympic Committee code designation for Iran?

Answer: IRI

The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran was founded in 1947, and since the 1948 Games, teams from Iran have entered every Olympiad in the 20th century except 1980 and 1984.
3. Iranian athletes won Olympic medals in three sports between 1948 and 2008. Which of these is not one of those three sports?

Answer: Boxing

In total, the Iranian Olympic athletes won 48 medals. These were twelve for weightlifting, thirty two for wrestling, and four for taekwondo. All the winners were men.
4. Iran has sent athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics several times since their first entry in 1956. In which of these sports have Iranian athletes competed?

Answer: Skiing

Iran has entered athletes for both the alpine and cross country skiing events at the Winter Olympics over the years. Their first entrants competed at the 1956 Games, held in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the first ever female Winter Olympics competitor from Iran, Marjan Kalhor, carried the national flag at the opening ceremony.
5. Iran sends a team to the Paralympic Games?

Answer: True

Over the years, Iranian athletes have won no less than 89 medals at the Paralympic Games. As well as the Paralympics, Iranian athletes compete in many other international sporting events for disabled athletes. In 2003 the Iranian team took third place at the World Powerlifting Championship for athletes with a disability.
6. Nader Eivazi Khiarak was the only Iranian Olympic competitor in his sport, in the first decade of the 21st century. Which sport did he compete in?

Answer: Canoeing

Khiarak entered the sprint canoeing events at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, but was eliminated in the early rounds of both his K-1 1000m and 1500m events.
7. Mohammad Alirezaei Dizicheh entered the swimming events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Which of these things is true about his games?

Answer: He withdrew before the start of his race due to illness

Dizicheh withdrew from the 100m breaststroke competition, and stated that he had been taken ill. There was some speculation that he was in fact told to withdraw to avoid competing against an Israeli athlete, but Iranian team officials denied this. A similar incident had occurred in Athens, at the 2004 Games, in the judo event.
8. Which very well known person competed for Iran at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games?

Answer: Aga Khan

Prince Karim Aga Khan was a skiier, and competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics for Turkey, as well as the 1964 Games for Iran.
9. With two Olympic gold medals, two World Championship wins, an Asian games gold medal, and Asian and West Asian Championship gold medal wins, Hadi Saei is hailed as one of the best Iranian athletes of all-time. In which sport does he compete?

Answer: Tae Kwondo

Saei has also won an Olympic bronze medal, and several silver and bronze medals at the various World and Asian Championships in taekwondo.
In 2003, he auctioned off several of his medals to raise money for the town of Bam that had suffered terrible damage in an earthquake. In 2004, he was voted Iranian Sports Person of the Year. He retired from competitive sport in 2008.
10. During the 20th century, Iran sent female competitors to the Olympic Games?

Answer: True

At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, ladies named Simin Safamehr, Nazli Bayatmakoo and Juliet Gevorgian competed in track and field, and Jamileh Sorouri in the artistic gymnastics events.
Source: Author Rowena8482

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