Jalal Keshmiri

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Jalal Keshmiri
Personal information
Birth nameجلال کشمیری
Born25 March 1939
Tehran, Iran[1][2]
Died6 February 1999 (aged 59)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw, shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDT – 61.06 m (1974)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Shot put
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Discus
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Discus
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1970 Bangkok Discus
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Shot put
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Manila Discus
Silver medal – second place 1975 Seoul Discus

Jalal Ali "Joe" Kashmiri (25 March 1939 – 6 February 1999) was an Iranian shot putter and discus thrower. Between 1966 and 1974 he won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal in these events at the Asian Games. He competed in the discus at the 1968 Summer Olympics and placed 20th.[1]

Biography

Keshmiri started as an association football goalkeeper. During one game, a practicing athlete threw a discus that almost hit Keshmiri's head. Angry Keshmiri threw it back and was noticed by the athletics coach. By the age of 19 he switched from football to athletics. In the 1970s he studied physical education in Nevada, United States, graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1974. By that time Iranian officials considered him an American citizen and excluded him from the 1972 Olympic team.[2]

After moving to the United States, he went by the name Joe Keshmeri. Competing in the masters division, he briefly held the masters M60 world record in the shot put. He has held the M60 American record in the discus throw since 1998. He died from cancer in Reno, Nevada, aged 59.[2]

Keshmiri married in Iran in 1965 and had two sons: Kamal-Jamal and Kamy; Kamy became an American discus thrower.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Joe Kashmiri. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c d Jalal Keshmiri. takhtejamshidcup.com
  3. ^ Janofsky, Michael. (1992-07-15) OLYMPICS - I.A.A.F. Takes Discus Away From Keshmiri. NYTimes.com. Retrieved on 2017-07-01.