Iran Weightlifting Federation (, IRIWF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Iran.
History 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 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
Olympics Year Host cityHost CountryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1948 London 5 0 0 1 11952 Helsinki 3 0 1 1 21956 Melbourne 5 0 0 1 11960 Rome 6 0 0 1 11968 Mexico City 3 1 1 0 21972 Munich 6 0 1 0 11976 Montreal 9 0 0 1 12000 Sydney 3 2 0 0 22004 Athens 7 1 0 0 12012 London 4 23 0 52016 Rio de Janeiro 3 2 0 0 2 - Host City Host Country Total 8 6 5 19
World Championships Year Host CountryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1949 3 1 0 2 31950 3 1 0 0 11951 3 1 1 3 51954 3 0 1 1 21955 4 0 0 2 21957 3 0 2 3 51958 4 0 0 3 31962 7 0 0 1 11966 6 0 0 2 21968 3 1 1 0 21969 6 1 0 0 11970 4 1 0 0 11971 10 0 0 1 11972 6 0 1 0 11973 3 1 0 0 11974 3 1 0 1 21976 9 0 0 1 11999 7 1 0 1 22001 9 1 0 1 22002 6 1 0 1 22003 2 2 0 0 22005 5 1 0 0 12006 4 1 0 0 12010 8 1 0 0 12011 4 2 1 1 42013 8 0 1 0 12014 5 1 1 0 22015 11 0 1 0 12017 1 2 2 1 52018 2 2 0 1 32019 10 0 1 1 2 - Host Country Total 23 13 27 63
Asian Games Year Host cityHost CountryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1951 New Delhi 1 7 3 0 101958 Tokyo 1 3 4 1 81966 Bangkok 1 3 0 4 71970 Bangkok 2 2 1 3 61974 Tehran 1 10 11 3 241982 New Delhi 4 1 2 0 31986 Seoul 6 0 0 2 21998 Bangkok 3 1 2 2 52002 Busan 3 1 3 3 72006 Doha 4 1 0 0 12010 Guangzhou 5 1 2 1 42014 Incheon 5 1 1 0 22018 Jakarta 2 2 1 1 4 - Host City Host Country Total 31 29 19 79
Notable weightlifters 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 I.R Iran Weightlifting Federation