Ali Mirzaei (weightlifter)

Ali Mirzaei
Mirzaei at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born(1929-01-28)28 January 1929
Tehran, Iran
Died18 July 2020(2020-07-18) (aged 91)
Tehran, Iran
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 56 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1951 Milan 56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Vienna 56 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1951 New Delhi 56 kg

Ali Mirzaei (Persian: علی میرزایی, 28 January 1929 – 18 July 2020) was an Iranian weightlifter who competed in the 56 kg category.[1]

His greatest achievement was winning the bronze medal in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki).[2] He won twice a medal at the World Championships. The silver medal in Milan at the 1951 World Weightlifting Championships and the bronze medal three years later in Vienna at the 1954 World Weightlifting Championships. He won the silver medal at the 1951 Asian Games.

During his career Mirzaei set 1 world record.

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Iran weightlifter Mirzaei passes away". TehranTimes.com. 18 July 2020. Ali Mirzaei
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Mirzai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

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