Hossein Sorudi was a talented athlete who played on the Iranian national teams for both basketball and football during the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was better known internationally in the former sport and took part in the 1948 London Olympics, where his team was eliminated after winning one game and losing three in the round-robin pool. The country then lost to Canada in the classification round and ranked 14th overall; Soroudi played in all five matches. The team had better luck at the 1951 Asian Games, where it won the bronze medal. At the same tournament, Soroudi also took home silver as a member of the football team. Domestically, he played football for Taj (now Esteghlal F.C.) from 1951 through 1954 and one season with Nirooye Havaei F.C. until his 1955 retirement. He was the head of the Iranian Football Federation from 1961 to 1962 and again from 1967 to 1968. He was also head of the Iranian Basketball Federation for a time prior to the 1979 Revolution.
Islamic Republic of Iran