Kourosh Bagheri
Personal information
Nationality Iranian
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977
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 place2001 Antalya94 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Bangkok94 kg
Silver medal – second place2002 Busan94 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Wuhan94 kg
Gold medal – first place2003 Qinhuangdao94 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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia94 kg180187.519022152202207402.54
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece94 kg1751801805210217.5217.5113909
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey94 kg1851851851st place, gold medalist(s)215220222.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)407.51st place, gold medalist(s)
2002Poland Warszawa, Poland94 kg177.5177.5180--210215217.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)----
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada94 kg1751801809207.5207.5212.59382.58
Asian Games
1998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand94 kg1752202.55377.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea94 kg1751751803210225--23852nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
1999China Wuhan, China94 kg1702nd place, silver medalist(s)2101st place, gold medalist(s)380.51st place, gold medalist(s)
2003China Qinhuangdao, China94 kg1701st place, gold medalist(s)202.51st place, gold medalist(s)372.51st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1996Poland Warsaw, Poland83 kg140150152.54172.517517583254
1997South Africa Cape Town, South Africa91 kg155155162.51st place, gold medalist(s)185190197.54352.51st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  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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