Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation
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| Abbreviation | IRIWF |
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| Formation | 1939 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran |
| Coordinates | 35°41′46.00″N 51°25′23.00″E / 35.6961111°N 51.4230556°E |
| Affiliations | Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF) |
| Website | www |
Iran Weightlifting Federation (Persian: فدراسیون وزنه برداری جمهوری اسلامی ایران, IRIWF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Iran.
History
[edit]IRIWF has been established in 1939. IRIWF is a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and also Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF). The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and Asian and World championships hosted by Iran.
The Committees
[edit]There are many committees in I.R.I.W.F. structure such as:
- Referees Committee
- Coaches Committee
- Talent Committee
- Education Committee
- Disciplinary Committee
International achievements
[edit]| Year | Host city | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | London |  United Kingdom |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | Helsinki |  Finland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | Melbourne |  Australia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | Rome |  Italy |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | Mexico City |  Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | Munich |  West Germany |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | Montreal |  Canada |
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | Sydney | Australia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | Athens |  Greece |
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | London | United Kingdom |
4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |  Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Host City | Host Country | Total | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 |  Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1950 |  France |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1954 |  Austria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1955 | West Germany |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1958 |  Sweden |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 |  Hungary |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 |  East Germany |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 |  Poland |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 |  United States |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 |  Peru |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | West Germany |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 |  Cuba |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 |  Philippines |
3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 | Canada |
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | Greece |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 |  Turkey |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | Poland |
6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | Canada |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 |  Qatar |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Turkey |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | Poland |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 |  Kazakhstan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | United States |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | United States |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 |  Turkmenistan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 |  Thailand |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| - | Host Country | Total | 23 | 13 | 27 | 63 |
| Year | Host city | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | New Delhi |  India |
1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1958 | Tokyo |  Japan |
1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1966 | Bangkok | Thailand |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1970 | Bangkok | Thailand |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1974 | Tehran | Iran |
1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 1982 | New Delhi | India |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | Seoul |  South Korea |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | Bangkok | Thailand |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | Busan | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | Doha | Qatar |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Guangzhou |  China |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | Incheon | South Korea |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| - | Host City | Host Country | Total | 31 | 29 | 19 | 79 |
Notable weightlifters
[edit]- Men
- Hossein Rezazadeh, twice Olympic four-times World and twice Asian Games Champion.
- Mohammad Nasiri, triple Olympic Medalist (1 Gold. 1 Silver and 1 Bronze) five-times World and three-times Asian Games Champion.
- Behdad Salimi, Olympic Champion, two-times World Champion and also triple Asian Games Champion.
- Kianoush Rostami, Olympic Champion and Olympic silver Medalist and also two-times World Champion.
- Hossein Tavakoli, Olympic Champion.
- Sohrab Moradi, Olympic Champion. World Champion and Asian Games Champion.
- Mahmoud Namjoo, twice Olympic Medalist ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze ), tree-times World Champion and Also Asian Games Champion.
- Parviz Jalayer, Olympic Silver Medalist and Asian Games Champion.
- Shahin Nasirinia, World and Asian Games Champion.
- Nasrollah Dehnavi, Asian Games Champion and World Bronze Medalist.
External links
[edit]- I.R Iran Weightlifting Federation Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
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