| Medal record | ||
1958 Asian Games |
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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 Milan | 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 |
| Silver | 1958 Tokyo | 56 kg |
Mahmoud Namjoo (Persian: محمود نامجو , Rasht 1916 - Tehran 1990) 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 25 kg above his personal record. A street has been named after him in Rasht.
Namjoo died in Tehran in 1990. [1]