Mohammad Nassiri
Mohammad Nassiri Seresht (Persian: محمد نصیری سرشت , born 31 July 1945 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.
In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[1]
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).
- Set eighteen world records during career.
World Championships
| Year |
Place |
Weight |
Medal |
| Press |
Snatch |
Cl&Jerk |
Total |
| 1966 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
56 kg |
— |
— |
— |
3 ! |
| 1968 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
56 kg |
— |
— |
— |
1 ! |
| 1969 |
Warsaw, Poland |
56 kg |
2 ! |
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1 ! |
1 ! |
| 1970 |
Columbus, United States |
56 kg |
3 ! |
|
1 ! |
1 ! |
| 1971 |
Lima, Peru |
56 kg |
1 ! |
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2 ! |
3 ! |
| 1972 |
Munich, West Germany |
56 kg |
2 ! |
|
2 ! |
2 ! |
| 1973 |
Havana, Cuba |
52 kg |
— |
|
1 ! |
1 ! |
| 1974 |
Manila, Philippines |
52 kg |
— |
3 ! |
1 ! |
1 ! |
| 1976 |
Montreal, Canada |
52 kg |
— |
|
2 ! |
3 ! |
| 1977 |
Stuttgart, West Germany |
52 kg |
— |
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2 ! |
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Total: 10 1 !, 7 2 ! , 5 3 !
- Olympic Games 1968, 1972 and 1976 counted as World Championships too.
- No medals for individual lifts before 1969.
- Press was removed from Olympic weightlifting after 1972.
Notes and references
External links
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1948–1968: –56 kg, 1972–1992: 52–56 kg, 1996: 54–59 kg, 2000-: -56 kg
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Nassiri, Mohammad |
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| Short description |
Weightlifter |
| Date of birth |
31 July 1945 |
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