Jafar salmasi , first medalist at the Olympics

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homeland’s first official participation to the Summer Olympics was in 1948, a year after their NOC was recognized by the IOC. From their official debut in 1948, homeland had only missed two Summer Games (1980 and 1984) due to the boycotts.

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