Mohammad Nassiri

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Medal record
Competitor for  Iran
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold	1968 Mexico City	56 kg
Silver	1972 Munich	56 kg
Bronze	1976 Montreal	52 kg
World Championships
Gold	1969 Warsaw	56 kg
Gold	1970 Columbus	56 kg
Gold	1973 Havana	52 kg
Gold	1974 Manila	52 kg
Bronze	1966 Berlin	56 kg
Bronze	1971 Lima	56 kg
Asian Games
Gold	1966 Bangkok	56 kg
Gold	1970 Bangkok	56 kg
Gold	1974 Tehran	52 kg
Gold	1974 Tehran	52 kg - C&J
Silver	1974 Tehran	52 kg - Snatch

Mohammad Nassiri Seresht (Persian: محمد نصیری سرشت , born October 1, 1945 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.

[edit] Weightlifting achievements

• Olympic Champion (1968)
• Silver Medalist in Olympic Games (1972)
• Bronze Medalist in Olympic Games (1976)
• Senior World Champion (1968-1970, 1973, and 1974)
• Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1972)
• Bronze Medalist in World Championships (1966, 1971, and 1976)
• 4 Gold and 1 Silver in Asian Games (1966, 1970 , 1974 (included Snatch , Clean & Jerk at 1974) )
• Set eighteen world records during career

[edit] External links

• Mohammad Nassiri - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange