Mohammad Nassiri

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Mohammad Nassiri
Personal information
Born31 July 1945 (1945-07-31) (age 78)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byHenrik Tamraz[2]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
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
1968 Mexico City
56 kg
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
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Berlin 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Lima 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 52 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
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Manila 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Baghdad 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Tehran 56 kg

Mohammad Nasiri Seresht (

Hall of Fame.[6]

Nasiri took up weightlifting aged 13. He mostly competed in the 56 kg category, but for the 1973 World Championships in Havana he lowered his body weight to 52 kg, and even shaved his head for that. In Havana he set four world records within one day. He stayed in the 52 kg division for the rest of his career.[5][4]

World championships

Year Place Weight Medal
Press Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
1965 Tehran, Iran 56 kg
1966 East Berlin, East Germany 56 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1968
Mexico City, Mexico 56 kg 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1969 Warsaw, Poland 56 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1970 Columbus, United States 56 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1971 Lima, Peru 56 kg 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1972 Munich, West Germany 56 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1973 Havana, Cuba 52 kg 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1974 Manila, Philippines 52 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1976 Montreal, Canada 52 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1977 Stuttgart, West Germany 52 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 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.

Olympics

Podium of Men's 56 kg at Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. From left to right, Imre Földi, Mohammad Nassiri and Henryk Trębicki.
Year Venue Weight Military Press (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 4 Rank
Olympic Games
1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan 56 kg 97.5 102.5 105 4 85 90 90 22 120 120 120 18 310 15
1968 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 56 kg 112.5 117.5 117.5 4 100 105 105 3 142.5 150 -- 1 367.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1972 Germany Munich, Germany 56 kg 120 125 127.5 1 100 105 105 10 142.5 152.5 152.5 1 370 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1976 Canada Montreal, Canada 52 kg 90 100 102.5 4 135 135 142.5 141.5 2 235 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References