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
Born31 July 1945 (1945-07-31) (age 79)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byHenrik Tamraz[2]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Warsaw 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Columbus 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Havana 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Manila 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Berlin 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Lima 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal 52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Total - 52 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Clean & jerk - 52 kg
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Snatch - 52 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Manila 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Baghdad 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 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

edit
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

edit
 
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  

References

edit