Sport Management Studies

Appraisal of Iran Performance in the Summer Olympics Compared with Asian competitors

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Iran performance in the summer Olympics compared to Asian competitors. Research method is descriptive- analytic and retrospective that researchers tried explain situation of Iran performance without prejudice and use of the available documents, Iranian athletes won medals in 15 period participating at the summer Olympics games (from 1948 until 2012) reviewed and it compared with performance of nine other Asian countries as Iran competitors in the summer Olympic Games. Required Data for this study were obtained through reliable sources associated with the Olympic Games. From The most important findings of research the can be noted performance variations in the summer Olympics games, so that the graph of Iran performance is sinusoidal shape (with long-descending and long-ascending mutations) and has no stability. Also, wrestling is the best sport of Iran in the summer Olympics games; so that it able to won 36 medals, including 8 gold, 13 silver and 17 bronze for Iran in the Olympic Games. Weightlifting, taekwondo and track and field have been other disciplines of Iran in summer Olympic games. Weighted average rating of Iran in summer Olympic Games is 31.07 that showed Iran is as the fifth most powerful country of Asia in summer Olympics after China (3.87), Japan (10.95) South Korea (19.94) and Kazakhstan (25.4).

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 7, Issue 32 - Serial Number 32
November and December 2015
Pages 155-172

  • Receive Date 25 April 2013
  • Revise Date 07 February 2016
  • Accept Date 12 November 2013

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