Kourosh Bagheri

Kourosh Bagheri
Medal record
Competitor for  Iran
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Gold 2001 Antalya 94 kg
Asian Games
Silver 1998 Bangkok 94 kg
Silver 2002 Busan 94 kg
Asian Championships
Gold 1999 Wuhan 94 kg
Gold 2003 Qinhuangdao 94 kg

Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born September 21, 1977 in Kermanshah) is a former Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 94 kg weight class at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. Bagheri was also holding the Asian Record of Snatch in 94 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as well as the Asian Record of Total in 94 kg at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. He was the head coach of Iran's weightlifting team at London Olympics in summer 2012, that won 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze, and is generally regarded as the most successful Iranian weighlifting coach ever.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 94 kg 180187.519022152202207402.54
World Championships
1999 Greece Atens, Greece 94 kg 1751801805210217.5217.5113909
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 1851851851st215220222.53rd407.51st
2002 Poland Warszawa, Poland 94 kg 177.5177.5180--210215217.53rd----
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 94 kg 1751801809207.5207.5212.59382.58
Asian Games
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 94 kg 2nd
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 94 kg 1751751803210225--23852nd

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