Islamic Republic of Iran at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Athletics

5,000 metres, Men Ali Baghbanbashi DNS
10,000 metres, Men Ali Baghbanbashi DNS
Marathon, Men Ali Baghbanbashi DNF
Decathlon, Men Nadjmeddin Farabi 12

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Mahmoud Namdjou 3 Bronze
Featherweight, Men Hussain Zarrini 13
Lightweight, Men Henrik Tamraz 5
Middleweight, Men Ibrahim Payrovi 7
Light-Heavyweight, Men Jalal Mansouri 4
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Hassan Rahnavardi 4
Heavyweight, Men Firouz Pojhan 4

Wrestling

Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Mohamed Ali Khojastehpour 2 Silver
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Mohamed Mehdi Yaghoubi 2 Silver
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Nasser Givehchi =6
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Emam Ali Habibi 1 Gold
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Nabi Sorouri =4
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Abbas Zandi AC
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Gholam Reza Takhti 1 Gold
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Hussain Noori AC