Nasrollah Dehnavi

Nasrollah Dehnavi (Persian:نصرالله دهنوی, born 23 June 1950 in Masjed Soleiman, Khuzestan, Iran) 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.

World Weightlifting Championships

 * 1969 Warsaw, Poland Lightweight: Press, Gold (140)
 * 1970 Columbus, Ohio Lightweight: Total Bronze (420)
 * 1971 Lima, Peru Lightweight: Press, Silver (140), Cl& Jerk, Silver (165)
 * 1972 Munich, West Germany Lightweight: Press, Silver (150)
 * 1974 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Snatch Silver (130), Total Bronze (295)

Asian Games

 * 1970 Bangkok Lightweight Gold Medal (425)
 * 1974 Tehran Lightweight Silver Medal (290)

Asian Weightlifting Championships

 * 1971 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Gold (425)
 * 1977 Baghdad Iraq Lightweight: Silver

Note:


 * 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

 * Lift Type: Press, Result: 146 kg, Date: 11/11/1970, Weight Class: Lightweight (67.5 kg), Location: Teheran

Participate in Olympics Games and results

 * Mexico City 1968 Rank: 6th:
 * Munich 1972 Rank: 5th: