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Article: Iran at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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'''[[Iran]]''' (officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran''') competed at the '''[[2012 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. The [[National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, one less than it sent to [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]]. A total of 53 athletes, 45 men and 8 women, competed in 14 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Iran's Olympic history, with half the team under the age of 25, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro. Heavyweight boxer [[Ali Mazaheri]] was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
'''[[Iran]]''' (officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran''') competed at the '''[[2012 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[London]], from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1948 with the exception of the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. The [[National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran]] sent the nation's second-largest delegation to the Games, one less than it sent to [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]]. A total of 53 athletes, 45 men and 8 women, competed in 14 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Iran's Olympic history, with half the team under the age of 25, and many of them are expected to reach their peak in time for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro. Heavyweight boxer [[Ali Mazaheri]] was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.


Iran left London with a total of 12 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze), finishing seventeenth in the overall medal standings. This was also the most successful Olympics for the Middle East, winning the largest number of medals at a single games, and surpassing by just double the record from [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]]. Notable accomplishments included the nation's first gold medals in men's [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|wrestling]], and the nation's first ever medal in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|athletics]], won by discus thrower [[Ehsan Haddadi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Meredith|first=Luke|title=Iran wins 3 Greco-Roman gold medals in 3 days|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFiUaNb78gjfRVJgiTM579_py_Ww?docId=3598c7e17611420a86fa4f9c1300d6f0|accessdate=8 August 2012|newspaper=AP|date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ehsan Haddadi wins Iran's first ever Olympic medal in athletics|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/12/aug/1063.html|accessdate=8 August 2012|newspaper=payvand.com|date=8 August 2012}}</ref>
Iran left London with a total of 12 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze), finishing seventeenth in the overall medal standings and eleventh when considering men. This was also the most successful Olympics for the Middle East, winning the largest number of medals at a single games, and surpassing by just double the record from [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens]]. Notable accomplishments included the nation's first gold medals in men's [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] [[Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|wrestling]], and the nation's first ever medal in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|athletics]], won by discus thrower [[Ehsan Haddadi]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Meredith|first=Luke|title=Iran wins 3 Greco-Roman gold medals in 3 days|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFiUaNb78gjfRVJgiTM579_py_Ww?docId=3598c7e17611420a86fa4f9c1300d6f0|accessdate=8 August 2012|newspaper=AP|date=8 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ehsan Haddadi wins Iran's first ever Olympic medal in athletics|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/12/aug/1063.html|accessdate=8 August 2012|newspaper=payvand.com|date=8 August 2012}}</ref>


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Reporter: khavasi (anonymous)
Date: Tuesday, the 7th of July 2020 at 01:15:39 PM
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Saturday, the 30th of July 2016 at 02:56:50 PM #105310
khavasi (anonymous)

I calculated the rank of iran based on medal tables and counting medals for men. So I think my edit is correct.