Iran · Men's 52 kg, July 1976
Mohammad Nassiri
Mohammad Nassiri (born 1 October 1945) is a weightlifter from Iran, with three Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1968 to 1976. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medals
- 3
- 1976 Olympic total
- 235 kg
Mohammad Nassiri at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze.
Weight classes: 56 kg from 1968 to 1972, 52 kg in 1976. The IWF changed its class list in January 1998.
Latest medal on record: 1976 Olympic Games, 18 July 1976, 52 kg, total 235 kg, place 3.
Mohammad Nassiri by the numbers
How old Mohammad Nassiri is today, and how tall.
- Age now
- 81
- Height
- 150 cm
- 4 ft 11 in.
Mohammad Nassiri's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Olympic Games 18 Jul 1976 | 3 | 235 | 52 kg | - | Attempts not recorded | |||||
| 1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 | 2 | not shown | 56 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
| 1968 Olympic Games 13 Oct 1968 | 1 | not shown | 56 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
Compare Mohammad Nassiri
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

