Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born 21 September 1977)[2] 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.
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| Nationality |  Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1977 Kermanshah, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93.31 kg (205.7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards |  Order of Courage (3rd class)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 94 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
94 kg | 180 | 187.5 | 2 | 215 | 7 | 402.5 | 4 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece |
94 kg | 175 | 180 | 5 | 210 | 11 | 390 | 9 | |||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
94 kg | 185 |  |
215 | 220 | 222.5 |  |
407.5 |
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| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
94 kg | -- | 210 | |
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| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
94 kg | 175 | 9 | 207.5 | 9 | 382.5 | 8 | ||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 1998 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
94 kg | 175 | 2 | 202.5 | 5 | 377.5 | 
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| 2002 |  Busan, South Korea |
94 kg | 175 | 3 | 210 | -- | 2 | 385 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Wuhan, China |
94 kg | 170 | |
210 | |
380.5 |
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| 2003 | Qinhuangdao, China |
94 kg | 170 | |
202.5 | |
372.5 |
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| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Warsaw, Poland |
83 kg | 140 | 150 | 152.5 | 4 | 172.5 | 175 | 8 | 325 | 4 | |
| 1997 |  Cape Town, South Africa |
91 kg | 155 | 162.5 | |
185 | 190 | 4 | 352.5 |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kourosh Bagheri". IWF.net.
External links
edit- Kouroush Bagheri at Olympics.com
- Kouroush Bagheri at Olympedia
- Kouroush Bagheri at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Kouroush Bagheri at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Kourosh Baagheri at the International Weightlifting Results Project
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