Iranian women are making history in 2024, breaking barriers and achieving extraordinary feats across various fields. From groundbreaking scientific discoveries to athletic triumphs, their accomplishments are inspiring and empowering.
In recent decades, Iranian women have strived to realize their potential, bringing numerous honors to the country. In every field, you can find women excelling, particularly in science and sports.
Summer Achievements
This summer, eight women excelled in the Olympics and Paralympics, four girls ranked top in the national entrance exam (Konkur), three women shone in global competitions, and four female students achieved significant success in international science Olympiads. Their contributions continue to elevate Iran’s flag each year.
Global Sports Competitions
Beyond the Olympics and Paralympics, Iranian women also won medals in global sports events like skating and table tennis.
- Baran Arjmand: The first girl to qualify for the World Table Tennis Championships for Iran’s national team, ranking 17th globally in the under-15 category.
- Taraneh Ahmadi and Romina Salek: These athletes won gold and bronze medals respectively at the World Skating Championships.
2024 Olympics
Iranian girls showcased their talents at the 2024 Paris Olympics, returning with a silver and a bronze medal. This marked the first time Iranian women secured two medals at an Olympic event.
- Mobina Nemat-Zadeh: The 19-year-old taekwondo athlete won a bronze medal at her first Olympic appearance.
- Nahid Kiani: Known as Iran’s most decorated female Olympian of Paris 2024, she earned a silver medal. Kiani also made history by winning Iran’s first-ever gold medal at the World Taekwondo Championships.
Paris Paralympics
Iranian female athletes gave their all at the Paris Paralympics. Out of 12 participants from Iran’s Paralympic team, six won medals.
- Sareh Javanmardi: A seasoned shooter from Shiraz who secured a gold medal.
- Parastoo Habibi: At 22 years old, she won silver in club throw, marking her as Iran’s first medallist in this discipline.
- Zahra Rahimi: At just 15 years old from Marand, she not only won a silver medal but also became Iran’s youngest-ever Paralympic medallist.
- Elham Salehi: From Khuzestan, she earned a bronze medal with a javelin throw of 16.24 meters.
- Fatemeh Hemmati: Born in 2003, this archer won a silver medal.
Top Konkur Ranks of 2024
Among the top ranks of Konkur (national entrance exam) for humanities, mathematics, and experimental sciences were four outstanding girls:
- Saba Masoumnia Samakoush: A girl from Mazandaran who studied in Hormozgan due to her father’s naval service. She achieved first place in experimental sciences this year.
The names of these three teenage girls were among the top 10 in the humanities entrance exam:
- Saghar Esfahbodi from Mashhad secured an outstanding 2nd rank.
- Fatemeh Fatemi-Fard from Tehran achieved the 5th rank.
- Nastaran Gol-Aghaei from Isfahan earned the 10th rank.
International Science Olympiads Triumphs
Iranian female students have demonstrated remarkable success, winning medals across various fields:
- Hannaneh Khorram-Dashti: Gold medalist and captain of next year’s astronomy and astrophysics team at the 17th International Astronomy Olympiad in Brazil.
- Sara Mousaii: Silver medalist at the 54th International Physics Olympiad held in Isfahan.
- Fatemeh Haqqani: Bronze medalist at the 17th International Earth Science Olympiad 2024 in China.
- Parnia Dabbagh: Honored with a diploma at the 65th International Mathematics Olympiad 2024 in England, previously a gold medalist at national mathematics olympiads.
These achievements highlight the growing influence and success of Iranian women across various fields on both national and international stages.
From: hamshahrionline