| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Iran | ||
| Men’s athletics | ||
| Asian Indoor Games | ||
| Gold | 2009 Hanoi | Shot put |
| Asian Indoor Championships | ||
| Gold | 2004 Tehran | Shot put |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||
| Silver | 2005 Mecca | Shot put |
Amin Abraham Paul Nikfar (Persian: امین آبراهام پل نیکفر , born 2 January 1981 in San Jose, United States) is an Iranian shot putter. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. [1]
Amin finished 1st (Gold) in the 2004 Asian Indoor Championships. He finished tenth at the 2005 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
His personal best throw is 20.05 metres, achieved in July 2011 in Toronto. This is the current Iranian national record.
Amin is the son of Mohammad Nikfar and Diane Nikfar.