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Mohammad Nassiri
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Warsaw 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Columbus 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Havana 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Manila 52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Berlin 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Lima 56 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran 52 kg - C&J
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran 52 kg - Snatch

Mohammad Nassiri Seresht (Template:PerB, born October 1, 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 (included Snatch , Clean & Jerk at 1974) )
  • Set eighteen world records during career

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

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