Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation

Iran Weightlifting Federation (Persian: فدراسیون وزنه برداری جمهوری اسلامی ایران, IRIWF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Iran. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.

Iran Weightlifting Federation
AbbreviationIRIWF
Formation1939
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersAzadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran
Coordinates35°41′46.00″N 51°25′23.00″E
President
Ali Moradi
AffiliationsAsian Weightlifting Federation (AWF)
Websitewww.iriwf.ir/fa-ir

History

IRIWF has been established in 1939. First president of the IRIWF was Amannollah Padgorni. IRIWF is a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and also Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF).

The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and Asian and World championships hosted by Iran.

The Committees

There are many committees in I.R.I.W.F. structure such as:

  • Referees Committee: Mohsen Djalili
  • Coaches Committee: Mohsen Davoudi
  • Talent Committee: Omid Rezayani
  • Education Committee: Dr. Mostafa Hekmatpour
  • Disciplinary Committee:

International achievements

Olympics

Year Host city Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1948London United Kingdom50011
1952Helsinki Finland30112
1956Melbourne Australia50011
1960Rome Italy60011
1968Mexico City Mexico31102
1972Munich West Germany60101
1976Montreal Canada90011
2000Sydney Australia32002
2004Athens Greece71001
2012London United Kingdom42305
2016Rio de Janeiro Brazil32002
-Host CityHost CountryTotal86519

World Championships

Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1949 Netherlands31023
1950 France31001
1951 Italy31135
1954 Austria30112
1955 West Germany40022
1957 Iran30235
1958 Sweden40033
1962 Hungary70011
1966 East Germany60022
1968 Mexico31102
1969 Poland61001
1970 United States41001
1971 Peru100011
1972 West Germany60101
1973 Cuba31001
1974 Philippines31012
1976 Canada90011
1999 Greece71012
2001 Turkey91012
2002 Poland61012
2003 Canada22002
2005 Qatar51001
2006 Dominican Republic41001
2010 Turkey81001
2011 France42114
2013 Poland80101
2014 Kazakhstan51102
2015 United States110101
2017 United States12215
2018 Turkmenistan22013
2019 Thailand100112
-Host CountryTotal23132763

Asian Games

Year Host city Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951New Delhi India173010
1958Tokyo Japan13418
1966Bangkok Thailand13047
1970Bangkok Thailand22136
1974Tehran Iran11011324
1982New Delhi India41203
1986Seoul South Korea60022
1998Bangkok Thailand31225
2002Busan South Korea31337
2006Doha Qatar41001
2010Guangzhou China51214
2014Incheon South Korea51102
2018Jakarta Indonesia22114
-Host CityHost CountryTotal31291979

Notable weightlifters

Men
  • Hossein Rezazadeh, twice Olympic four-times World and twice Asian Games Champion.
  • Mohammad Nasiri, triple Olympic Medalist (1 Gold. 1 Silver and 1 Bronze) five-times World and three-times Asian Games Champion.
  • Behdad Salimi, Olympic Champion, two-times World Champion and also triple Asian Games Champion.
  • Kianoush Rostami, Olympic Champion and Olympic silver Medalist and also two-times World Champion.
  • Hossein Tavakoli, Olympic Champion.
  • Sohrab Moradi, Olympic Champion. World Champion and Asian Games Champion.
  • Mahmoud Namjoo, twice Olympic Medalist ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze ), tree-times World Champion and Also Asian Games Champion.
  • Parviz Jalayer, Olympic Silver Medalist and Asian Games Champion.
  • Shahin Nasirinia, World and Asian Games Champion.
  • Nasrollah Dehnavi, Asian Games Champion and World Bronze Medalist.
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