Shahin Nassirinia

Shahin Nassirinia (Persian: شاهین نصیری‌نیا, born 25 February 1976 in Shiraz) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 1999 World Weightlifting Championships. He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but was injured performing his first attempt at the snatch.

Shahin Nassirinia
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight92.89 kg (204.8 lb)
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)94 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 175 kg (1999)
  • Clean and jerk: 220 kg (2004)
  • Total: 392.5 kg (2004)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Athens85 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Bangkok85 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Wuhan85 kg
Bronze medal – third place2004 Almaty94 kg
West Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Tehran83 kg

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia85 kg175------------------
2004Greece Athens, Greece94 kg172.5177.5177.5112152202252392.54
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece85 kg170175177.542052102151st place, gold medalist(s)3901st place, gold medalist(s)
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey85 kg172.5172.5172.54210210215------
Asian Games
1998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand85 kg170121013801st place, gold medalist(s)
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea85 kg170170170--------------
Asian Championships
1999China Wuhan, China85 kg1701st place, gold medalist(s)2001st place, gold medalist(s)3701st place, gold medalist(s)
2004Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan94 kg16542102nd place, silver medalist(s)3753rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1996Poland Warsaw, Poland76 kg142.5147.515041701801803rd place, bronze medalist(s)327.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shahin Nassiri Nia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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