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Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kermanshah, Iran | 21 September 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93.31 kg (205.7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Order of Courage (3rd class)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 94 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kourosh Bagheri (Persian: كوروش باقری, born 21 September 1977)[2] 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.