Kourosh Bagheri

Kourosh Bagheri
Personal information
Nationality  Iranian
Born (1977-01-01) January 1, 1977[1]
Ardabil, Iran
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 93.31 kg (205.7 lb)
Awards Order of Courage (3rd class)[2]
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 94 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 187.5 kg (2000,OR)
  • Clean and jerk: 222.5 kg (2001)
  • Total: 407.5 kg (2001)

Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born January 1, 1977 in Kermanshah) 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 London Olympics in summer 2012, that won 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze, and is generally regarded as the most successful Iranian weighlifting coach ever.

Major results

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 180187.519022152202207402.54
World Championships
1999 Greece Atens, Greece 94 kg 1751801805210217.5217.5113909
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 94 kg 1851851851st215220222.53rd407.51st
2002 Poland Warszawa, Poland 94 kg 177.5177.5180--210215217.53rd----
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 94 kg 1751801809207.5207.5212.59382.58
Asian Games
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 94 kg 1752202.55377.52nd
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 94 kg 1751751803210225--23852nd
Asian Championships
1999 China Wuhan, China 94 kg 1702nd2101st380.51st
2003 China Qinhuangdao, China 94 kg 1701st202.51st372.51st

References


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