Mohammad Nassiri

Mohammad Nassiri

1966 Asian Games

Medal record Representing  Iran Men's weightlifting Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 56 kg 1972 Munich 56 kg 1976 Montreal 52 kg World Championships 1968 Mexico City 56 kg 1969 Warsaw 56 kg 1970 Columbus 56 kg 1973 Havana 52 kg 1974 Manila 52 kg 1972 Munich 56 kg 1966 Berlin 56 kg 1971 Lima 56 kg 1976 Montreal 52 kg Asian Games 1966 Bangkok 56 kg 1970 Bangkok 56 kg 1974 Tehran 52 kg 1974 Tehran 52 kg C&J 1974 Tehran 52 kg S. Asian Championships 1971 Manila 56 kg 1977 Baghdad 56 kg

Mohammad Nasiri 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	—	—	—	03 !
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	56 kg	—	—	—	01 !
1969	Warsaw, Poland	56 kg	02 !		01 !	01 !
1970	Columbus, United States	56 kg	03 !		01 !	01 !
1971	Lima, Peru	56 kg	01 !		02 !	03 !
1972	Munich, West Germany	56 kg	02 !		02 !	02 !
1973	Havana, Cuba	52 kg	—		01 !	01 !
1974	Manila, Philippines	52 kg	—	03 !	01 !	01 !
1976	Montreal, Canada	52 kg	—		02 !	03 !
1977	Stuttgart, West Germany	52 kg	—		02 !

Total: 10 01 !, 7 02 !, 5 03 !

• 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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