Jalal Keshmiri
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| Birth name | جلال کشمیری | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1938 Tehran, Iran[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 February 1999 (aged 60) Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | DT – 61.06 m (1974)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jalal Ali "Joe" Kashmiri, better known as Jalal Keshmiri (Persian: جلال کشمیری, b. 25 March 1938 – d. 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
After moving to the United States, he went by the name Joe Keshmiri. Keshmiri at age 30 (1968) competed for Nevada college in SP and DT. Competing in
Keshmiri married in Iran in 1965 and had two sons: Kamal (Kamy) and Jamal (Jamy). Kamy became an American discus thrower.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c Joe Kashmiri. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b c d Jalal Keshmiri. takhtejamshidcup.com
- ^ Janofsky, Michael. (1992-07-15) OLYMPICS - I.A.A.F. Takes Discus Away From Keshmiri. NYTimes.com. Retrieved on 2017-07-01.
External links
- Jalal Keshmiri at Olympedia
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