Navab Nassirshalal
 Navab Nassirshalal at 2012 Summer Olympic | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Navab Nassirshalal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Iran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 1, 1989[1] Ahvaz, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Physical education[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
Iran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 105 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kourosh Bagheri[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Navab Nassirshalal (Persian: نواب نصیرشلال, pronounced [næˈvvɒːb-e næsiːrʃæˈlɒːl]; born 1 April 1989) is an Iranian weightlifter who won a silver medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He began weightlifting at the age of 15 and has also won a bronze medal in the 94 kg class snatch at the 2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships, silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 edition, and gold in the 105kg category in 2012.
Early life
Nassirshalal was born on April 1, 1989 in Ahvaz[4] and raised in Masjed Soleyman in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. He started weightlifting because of his father[5] at the age of 15,[2] out of the National Iranian Oil Company club in the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleyman.[6] As of 2012 he is studying physical education at the Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch[3] and is coached by Kourosh Bagheri of the Iranian national team,[1] a two-time Asian and 2001 World Champion in the 94 kg division.[7] He is a member of Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club.[1]
Career
Nassirshalal made his international debut at the 2006 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the 94 kg category, where he placed fifth. He earned two bronze medals at the 2007 edition, as well as silver at the 2007 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships.[2] He also competed at the Asian Championships senior level that year, winning bronze in the 94 kg class snatch.[8] He won another bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship[2] before advancing permanently to the senior division in 2009, where he took silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships.[9] After skipping the 2010 season and switching to the 105 kg division, he next appeared at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, placing sixth overall. He won his first international gold medal at the 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 105 kg snatch category.[10] A technical error in the clean and jerk portion, however, left him out of contention for any more medals at this tournament. He was then selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where, despite competing with an aching knee,[11] he won a silver medal in the 105 kg division, behind Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine.[1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Record (kg) / Rank | ||
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| Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total | |||
| Olympic Games | |||||
| 2012 | London, Great Britain | 105 kg | 184 / 6 | 227 / 2 | 411 /  |
| World Championships | |||||
| 2011 | Paris, France | 105 kg | 180 / 7 | 223 / 5 | 403 / 6 |
| Asian Championships | |||||
| 2007 | Tai'an, China | 94 kg | 154 /  | 191 / 6 | 345 / 4 |
| 2009 | Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan | 94 kg | 169 / 5 | 207 / | 376 / |
| 2012 | Pyeongtaek, South Korea | 105 kg | 187 /  | No mark | No mark |
| World Junior Championships | |||||
| 2006 | Hangzhou, China | 94 kg | 156 / 7 | 194 / 5 | 350 / 5 |
| 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | 94 kg | 161 / | 193 / 5 | 354 / |
| 2008 | Cali, Colombia | 94 kg | 164 / | 199 / | 363 / |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Navab Nasirshalal". Athletes. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. August 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mollahosseini, Mohammad (August 3, 2012). زندگینامه: نواب نصیرشلال [Biography: Navab Nasirshalal] (in Persian). Hamshahri. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 کسب اولین مدال نقره المپیک 2012 لندن توسط دانشجوی واحد مسجدسلیمان (in Persian). Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (August 2012). "Navab Nasirshelal Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ↑ نواب نصیر شلال: یک تفکر حرفه ای می گوید به مدال فکر نکنی بدستش می آوری/ دیدم نقره دارم، راضی شدم (in Persian). Khabar Online. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ↑ آشنایی با مدال آوران ایران؛ نواب نصیرشلال (in Persian). tarafdari.com. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (August 2012). "Kouroush Bagheri Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ↑ "2007 Tai'an". Asian Weightlifting Federation. 2007-04-28. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ "21 st Asian Senior Women’s 40 th Asian Senior Men's Weightlifting Championships" (DOC). Results. Asian Weightlifting Federation. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ "2012 Asian Championships". Results by Events. International Weightlifting Federation. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
- ↑ نواب نصیر شلال: خوشحالم دل ملت ایران را شاد كردم (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Navab Nasirshelal. |
- Khalilnejad, Amir (2012-08-07). "Iran’s Navab Nasirshelal Won Silver Medal in Men’s Weightlifting 105kg". Kabir News. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- Navab Nassirshalal's profile at the International Weightlifting Federation