| Intro | Weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Iran |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 October 1945, Tehran, Central District, Tehran County, Tehran Province |
| Age: | 74 years |
Mohammad Nasiri Seresht (Persian: محمد نصیری سرشت, born 31 July 1945 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran.
In 1995 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
Weightlifting achievements
- Olympic Champion (1968).
- Silver Medalist in Olympic Games (1972).
- Bronze Medalist in Olympic Games (1976).
- Senior World Champion (1968–1970, 1973, and 1974).
- Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1972).
- Bronze Medalist in World Championships (1966, 1971, and 1976).
- 4 Gold and 1 Silver in Asian Games (1966, 1970, 1974).
- Set eighteen world records during career.
World Championships
| Year | Place | Weight | Medal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Press | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total | |||
| 1966 | East Berlin, East Germany | 56 kg | — | — | — | 03 ! |
| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 56 kg | — | — | — | 01 ! |
| 1969 | Warsaw, Poland | 56 kg | 02 ! | 01 ! | 01 ! | |
| 1970 | Columbus, United States | 56 kg | 03 ! | 01 ! | 01 ! | |
| 1971 | Lima, Peru | 56 kg | 01 ! | 02 ! | 03 ! | |
| 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 56 kg | 02 ! | 02 ! | 02 ! | |
| 1973 | Havana, Cuba | 52 kg | — | 01 ! | 01 ! | |
| 1974 | Manila, Philippines | 52 kg | — | 03 ! | 01 ! | 01 ! |
| 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 52 kg | — | 02 ! | 03 ! | |
| 1977 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 52 kg | — | 02 ! | ||
Total: 10 01 !, 7 02 !, 5 03 !
- 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.