Amin Nikfar

Amin Nikfar

Personal information
Born	(1981-01-02) January 2, 1981
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Medal record Asian Indoor Games 2009 Hanoi Shot put Asian Indoor Championships 2004 Tehran Shot put Islamic Solidarity Games 2005 Mecca Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012

Amin Abraham Paul Nikfar (Persian: امین آبراهام پل نیک‌فر, born 2 January 1981 in San Jose, United States) is an Iranian-American shot putter. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2004 where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity.

Amin finished 1st (Gold) in the 2004 Asian Indoor Championships. He finished tenth at the 2005 Asian Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

His personal best throw is 20.05 metres, achieved in July 2011 in Toronto. This is the current Iranian national record.

Amin is the son of Mohammad Nikfar and Diane Nikfar.

Amin received The Big Pi Award in 2012 from Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. It is awarded to alumni Brothers who are held in high esteem by virtue of outstanding accomplishment which brings honor to the Brother and Pi Lambda Phi. It is the "lifetime achievement award" for Pilam and the Big Pi Chapter has become a "who's who" of well-regarded and famous Pilam alumni.

He competed at the London Olympics, but again failed to reach the final.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iran
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	10th	Shot put	17.37 m
2004	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	Shot put	18.33 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	2nd	Shot put	18.73 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	10th	Shot put	17.29 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	–	Shot put	NM
2009	Asian Indoor Games	Hanoi, Vietnam	1st	Shot put	19.66 m
	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	8th	Shot put	18.30 m
2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	5th	Shot put	19.08 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	23rd (q)	Shot put	19.18 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	16th (q)	Shot put	18.97 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	32nd (q)	Shot put	18.62 m
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	4th	Shot put	19.02 m

External links

• Amin Nikfar at World Athletics