Mahmoud Namjoo

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Iran 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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