Amir Jafari (Persian: امیر جعفری ارنگه, born December 22, 1985, in Tehran) is an Iranian Paralympic powerlifter
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| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1985 Tehran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic powerlifting, Bench Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in 65 kg event.[1][2] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
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| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan |
65 kg | 195 | -- | 195 | 
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References
edit- ^ "Profile - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Amir Jafari". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Tbilisi 2021: Ejike and Bettir win nail-biting battles". Paralympic.org. 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links
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