MEDALS

MOBORAK - CONGRATULATIONS

6 Iranian Athletes Won 6 Medals - 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze

Athletes are often role models for their countrymen and Iranians are no exception.
Olympic Gold Medal winner Hadi Saei auctioned off his numerous medals--
including his previous Olympic bronze--to raise money for the Bam earthquake victims.

Below are photos of two of the six medal winners!

Iran's Hossein Reza Zadeh lifts to win the gold medal in the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004.

Iran's Hossein Reza Zadeh celebrates his gold medal win after the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004. Reza Zadeh set a world record of 263.5 kg in the clean and jerk in the Olympic super-heavyweight weightlifting competition. Latvia's Viktors Scerbatihs (L) took the silver and Bulgaria's Velichko Cholakov (R) the bronze.

Iran's Hossein Reza Zadeh prays as he celebrates his gold medal in the men's +105 kg weightlifting event at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games August 25, 2004.

Iran's bronze medal winner Alireza Heidari (R) grapples with Daniel Cormier of the U.S. in the men's freestyle 96kg wrestling competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004.

Russia's Olympic champion Khadjimourat Gatsalov (C) stands with Uzbekistan's silver medallist Magomed Ibragimov (L) and Iran's bronze winner Alireza Heidari (R) after the men's freestyle 96kg wrestling competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 29, 2004.