Kourosh Bagheri

Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born 21 September 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 in which he coached Iranian weightlifters who won 2 Gold and 3 Silver medals.

Kourosh Bagheri
Personal information
Nationality Iranian
Born (1977-09-21) September 21, 1977[1]
Kermanshah, Iran
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93.31 kg (205.7 lb)
Awards Order of Courage (3rd class)[2]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
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)

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney, Australia94 kg180187.519022152202207402.54
World Championships
1999 Athens, Greece94 kg1751801805210217.5217.5113909
2001 Antalya, Turkey94 kg185185185215220222.5407.5
2002 Warszawa, Poland94 kg177.5177.5180--210215217.5----
2003 Vancouver, Canada94 kg1751801809207.5207.5212.59382.58
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok, Thailand94 kg1752202.55377.5
2002 Busan, South Korea94 kg1751751803210225--2385
Asian Championships
1999 Wuhan, China94 kg170210380.5
2003 Qinhuangdao, China94 kg170202.5372.5
World Junior Championships
1996 Warsaw, Poland83 kg140150152.54172.517517583254
1997 Cape Town, South Africa91 kg155155162.5185190197.54352.5

References


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