Iran at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Iran sent a delegation of 50 competitors, all men, who participated in 33 events in 7 sports. Two competitors in the football tournament did not take part in any matches.
Competitors
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists
Results by event
Athletics
;MenBoxing
;MenCycling
Road
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Khosro Haghgosha Mohammad Taghi Khodavand Gholam Hossein Kouhi Behrouz Rahbar | Team time trial | 2:34:30.7 | 32 |
Track
;MenFencing
;MenFootball
;MenWeightlifting
;Men| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Mohammad Reza Nasehi | 52 kg | |||||
| Mohammad Nassiri | 56 kg | 127.5 | 100.0 | 142.5 | 370.0 | |
| Nasrollah Dehnavi | 67.5 kg | 150.0 | 125.0 | 160.0 | 435.0 | 5 |
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman