Iranian athletes have won a total of 60 medals in wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo, and athletics.
Iran participated unofficially at the Olympic Games in 1900, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1948, except for 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and 1984 in Los Angeles.
- Jafar Salmasi, Bronze Medal, 1948 London
- Mahmoud Mollaghasemi, Bronze Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Abdollah Mojtabavi, Bronze Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Gholamreza Takhti, Silver Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Nasser Givehchi, Silver Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Jahanbakht Tofigh, Bronze Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Mahmoud Namjoo, Silver Medal, 1952 Helsinki
- Mahmoud Namjoo, Bronze Medal, 1956 Melbourne
- Mohammad Mehdi Yaghoubi, Silver Medal, 1956 Melbourne
- Emam-Ali Habibi Goudarzi, Gold Medal, 1956 Melbourne
- Gholamreza Takhti, Gold Medal, 1956 Melbourne
- Mohammad Paziraei, Bronze Medal, 1960 Rome
- Gholamreza Takhti, Silver Medal, 1960 Rome
- Mohammad Ebrahim Seifpour Saadabadi, Bronze Medal, 1960 Rome
- Esmaeil Elmkhah, Bronze Medal, 1960 Rome
✤ Also available in: Persian