Kourosh Bagheri

Kourosh Bagheri
Personal information
Nationality Iranian
Born (1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 46)
Kermanshah, Iran
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93.31 kg (205.7 lb)
Awards Order of Courage (3rd class)[1]
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
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya 94 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok 94 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 94 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Wuhan 94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Qinhuangdao 94 kg

Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born 21 September 1977 in Kermanshah)[2][3] 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.

  1. ^ نشان‌های دولتی در روزهای پایانی خاتمی و احمدی‌نژاد به چه‌کسانی رسید؟. Tasnim News Agency (in Persian). 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Kourosh Bagheri". IWF.net.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kourosh Bagheri". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.