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Iran at the Olympics

• The first appearance at the Olympic Games for Iran was in 1900, competing under the name of Persia. Only one athlete, a fencer named Freydoun Malkom was of Persian nationality. They did not send an offical team until 1948.

• Tennis Champion Andre Agassi's father Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi represented Iran in boxing at the 1948 and 1952 Games before immigrating to the United States.

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