Navab Nassirshalal
Nassirshalal at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Navab Nassirshalal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1989 Ahvaz, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Physical education | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 105 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kourosh Bagheri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 26 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navab Nassirshalal (also spelled Nasirshelal, Persian: نواب نصیرشلال, pronounced [nævˈvɒːb-e næsiːrʃæˈlɒːl]; born 1 April 1989) is an Iranian retired weightlifter who won a gold medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He began weightlifting at the age of 15 and has also won a bronze medal in the 94 kg class snatch at the 2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships, silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 edition, and gold in the 105 kg category in 2012 (after Oleksiy Torokhtiy was subsequently disqualified in 2019).