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 the London Olympics in summer 2012 in which he coached Iranian weightlifters who won three gold and two silver medals.

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)
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
2001 Antalya94 kg
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok94 kg
2002 Busan94 kg
Asian Championships
1999 Wuhan94 kg
2003 Qinhuangdao94 kg
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