Kourosh Bagheri

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Kourosh Bagheri
Personal information
Nationality Iranian
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 46)
Kermanshah, Iran
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93.31 kg (205.7 lb)
Awards Order of Courage (3rd class)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event94 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 187.5 kg (2000,OR)
  • Clean and jerk: 222.5 kg (2001)
  • Total: 407.5 kg (2001)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya 94 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok 94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 94 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Wuhan 94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Qinhuangdao 94 kg

Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born 21 September 1977 in Kermanshah)[2][3] is a former Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 94 kg weight class at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. Bagheri was also holding the Asian Record of Snatch in 94 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as well as the Asian Record of Total in 94 kg at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships. He was the head coach of Iran's weightlifting team at the London Olympics in summer 2012 in which he coached Iranian weightlifters who won three gold and two silver medals.

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 94 kg 180 187.5 190 2 215 220 220 7 402.5 4
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 94 kg 175 180 180 5 210 217.5 217.5 11 390 9
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 185 185 185 1st place, gold medalist(s) 215 220 222.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 407.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2002 Poland Warszawa, Poland 94 kg 177.5 177.5 180 -- 210 215 217.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) -- --
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 94 kg 175 180 180 9 207.5 207.5 212.5 9 382.5 8
Asian Games
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 94 kg 175 2 202.5 5 377.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 94 kg 175 175 180 3 210 225 -- 2 385 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
1999 China Wuhan, China 94 kg 170 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 380.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2003 China Qinhuangdao, China 94 kg 170 1st place, gold medalist(s) 202.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 372.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1996 Poland Warsaw, Poland 83 kg 140 150 152.5 4 172.5 175 175 8 325 4
1997 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 91 kg 155 155 162.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 190 197.5 4 352.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Kourosh Bagheri". IWF.net.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kourosh Bagheri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.

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