The third edition of theWomen's Islamic Games took place inTehran andRasht,Iran from 2 to 8 November 2001. A total of 23 countries, 84 teams, and 795 athletes competed at the Games, which featured fifteen separate sports. The competition was due to feature 34 countries but due to theSeptember 11 attacks in theUnited States, and theWar in Afghanistan, the original number was reduced, as was the number of international observers. The competition was overseen by 389 referees and 9 international observers. Hosts Iran won the competition with a total of 185 medals; almost half the medals awarded at the Games.
The sports competed at the Games were:badminton,basketball,chess,fencing,futsal,gymnastics,handball,karate,shooting,swimming,table tennis,taekwondo,tennis, andvolleyball.
Source:
* Host nation (Iran)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI)* | 77 | 65 | 43 | 185 |
| 2 |  Syria (SYR) | 18 | 17 | 15 | 50 |
| 3 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 6 | 22 | 31 | 59 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  Bangladesh (BAN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 |  Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 |  Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 |  Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 121 | 130 | 127 | 378 | |
