Nasrollah Dehnavi
Nasrollah Dehnavi is a retired Iranian weightlifter. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won a Bronze medal at the 1974 world championships and set one world Record in Press.
Dehnavi now resides in Tehran, Iran
Career
He has Participated in competitions 12 years as a member of Iran Weightlifting National Team. After finishing his career he was 14 years coached National Iran Weightlifting Team.Early life
He is also a member of Kharazmi University Science Board.These days Dehnavi is Supervisor of National Weightlifting Team from NOC of Islamic republic of Iran.
Weightlifting achievements
[World Weightlifting Championships]
- 1969 Warsaw, Poland Lightweight: Press, Gold
- 1970 Columbus, Ohio Lightweight: Total Bronze
- 1971 Lima, Peru Lightweight: Press, Silver, Cl& Jerk, Silver
- 1972 Munich, West Germany Lightweight: Press, Silver
- 1974 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Snatch Silver, Total Bronze
[Asian Games]
- 1970 Bangkok Lightweight Gold Medal
- 1974 Tehran Lightweight Silver Medal
[Asian Weightlifting Championships]
- 1971 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Gold
- 1977 Baghdad Iraq Lightweight: Silver
- Olympic Games 1968, 1972 and 1976 counted as World Championships too.
- No medals for individual lifts before 1969.
- Press was removed from Olympic weightlifting after 1972.
World Records
Participate in Olympics Games and results
- Mexico City 1968 Rank: 6th:
- Munich 1972 Rank: 5th: