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Place of birth
Tehran, Central District, Tehran County, Tehran Province
Age
78 years
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Biography
Mohammad Nasiri Seresht (Persian: محمد نصیری سرشت, born 31 July 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.
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).
- Set eighteen world records during career.
World Championships
Year | Place | Weight | Medal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Press | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total | |||
1966 | East Berlin, East Germany | 56 kg | — | — | — | 03 !![]() |
1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 56 kg | — | — | — | 01 !![]() |
1969 | Warsaw, Poland | 56 kg | 02 !![]() | 01 !![]() | 01 !![]() | |
1970 | Columbus, United States | 56 kg | 03 !![]() | 01 !![]() | 01 !![]() | |
1971 | Lima, Peru | 56 kg | 01 !![]() | 02 !![]() | 03 !![]() | |
1972 | Munich, West Germany | 56 kg | 02 !![]() | 02 !![]() | 02 !![]() | |
1973 | Havana, Cuba | 52 kg | — | 01 !![]() | 01 !![]() | |
1974 | Manila, Philippines | 52 kg | — | 03 !![]() | 01 !![]() | 01 !![]() |
1976 | Montreal, Canada | 52 kg | — | 02 !![]() | 03 !![]() | |
1977 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 52 kg | — | 02 !![]() |
Total: 10 01 !, 7 02 !
, 5 03 !
- 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.
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