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Nasrollah Dehnavi

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Nasrollah Dehnavi
Personal information
Born23 June 1950 (1950-06-23) (age 74)
Masjed Soleiman, Iran[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67.5 kg (149 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubTaj Ahvaz
Medal record
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Manila 67.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Columbus 67.5 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran 67.5 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Manila 67.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1977 Baghdad 67.5 kg

Nasrollah Dehnavi (Persian:نصرالله دهنوی, born 23 June 1950 in Masjed Soleiman, Khuzestan, Iran) is a retired Iranian weightlifter. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won a Bronze medal at the 1974 world championships and set one world Record in Press. Dehnavi now resides in Tehran, Iran

Career

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He has Participated in competitions 12 years as a member of Iran Weightlifting National Team. After finishing his career he was 14 years coached National Iran Weightlifting Team.

Early life

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He is also a member of Kharazmi University Science Board. These days Dehnavi is Supervisor of National Weightlifting Team from NOC of Islamic republic of Iran.

Weightlifting achievements

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Note:

  • 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.

World Records

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  • Lift Type: Press, Result: 146 kg, Date: 11/11/1970, Weight Class: Lightweight (67.5 kg), Location: Teheran

Participate in Olympics Games and results

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  • Mexico City 1968 Rank: 6th: [1]
  • Munich 1972 Rank: 5th: [2]

References

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  1. ^ Nasrollah Dehnavi. sports-reference.com
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