Mohammad Nassiri

Mohammad Nasiri Seresht (Persian: محمد نصیری سرشت, born 31 July 1945) is a retired Iranian weightlifter. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He also won gold medals at the Asian Games in 1966, 1970 and 1974 and at the world championships in 1968-70 and 1973–74, placing second in 1972 and third in 1966, 1971 and 1976.^[1][3][4] Between 1966 and 1973 he set 15 ratified world records: 10 in clean and jerk, 3 in the press and 2 in the total.^[5] In 1995 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.^[6]

Mohammad Nassiri

Personal information
Born	31 July 1945 (1945-07-31) (age 80) Tehran, Iran[1]
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Coached by	Henrik Tamraz[2]
Medal record Representing  Iran Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 56 kg 1972 Munich 56 kg 1976 Montreal 52 kg World Championships 1968 Mexico City 56 kg 1969 Warsaw 56 kg 1970 Columbus 56 kg 1973 Havana 52 kg 1974 Manila 52 kg 1972 Munich 56 kg 1966 Berlin 56 kg 1971 Lima 56 kg 1976 Montreal 52 kg Asian Games 1966 Bangkok 56 kg 1970 Bangkok 56 kg 1974 Tehran Total - 52 kg 1974 Tehran Clean & jerk - 52 kg 1974 Tehran Snatch - 52 kg Asian Championships 1971 Manila 56 kg 1977 Baghdad 56 kg 1965 Tehran 56 kg

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	—	—	—
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	56 kg	—	—	—
1969	Warsaw, Poland	56 kg
1970	Columbus, United States	56 kg
1971	Lima, Peru	56 kg
1972	Munich, West Germany	56 kg
1973	Havana, Cuba	52 kg	—
1974	Manila, Philippines	52 kg	—
1976	Montreal, Canada	52 kg	—
1977	Stuttgart, West Germany	52 kg	—

• 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	Tokyo, Japan	56 kg	97.5	102.5	105	4	85	90	90	22	120	120	120		18	310	15
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	56 kg	112.5	117.5	117.5	4	100	105	105	3	142.5	150	--		1	367.5
1972	Munich, Germany	56 kg	120	125	127.5	1	100	105	105	10	142.5	152.5	152.5		1	370
1976	Montreal, Canada	52 kg					90	100	102.5	4	135	135	142.5	141.5	2	235