Mahmoud Namjoo
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Iran | |||
Men's Weightlifting | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Silver | 1952 Helsinki | 56 kg | |
Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 56 kg | |
World Championships | |||
Gold | 1949 Scheveningen | 56 kg | |
Gold | 1950 Paris | 56 kg | |
Gold | 1951 Milano | 56 kg | |
Silver | 1954 Vienna | 56 kg | |
Bronze | 1955 Munich | 56 kg | |
Bronze | 1957 Tehran | 56 kg | |
Asian Games | |||
Gold | 1951 New Delhi | 56 kg | |
Bronze | 1958 Tokyo | 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo (Persian: محمود نامجو , born 1916 in Rasht, Iran) was an Iranian weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He was a representative for Iran in 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki (Silver) and Melbourne 1956 (Bronze). In Melbourne, he lifted 25kg above his personal record. A street has been named after him in Rasht.
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