Navab Nassirshalal

Navab Nassirshalal (Persian: نواب نصیرشلال‎, pronounced [næˈvvɒːb-e næsiːrʃæˈlɒːl]; born 1 April 1989) is an Iranian retired weightlifter who won a gold medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He began weightlifting at the age of 15 and has also won a bronze medal in the 94 kg class snatch at the 2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships, silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 edition, and gold in the 105 kg category in 2012 (after Oleksiy Torokhtiy was subsequently disqualified in 2019).

Navab Nassirshalal

Navab Nassirshalal at 2012 Summer Olympic
Personal information
Full name	Navab Nassirshalal
Nationality	Iran
Born	April 1, 1989[1] Ahvaz, Iran
Education	Physical education[2]
Alma mater	Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch[3]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	105 kg
Club	Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club[1]
Coached by	Kourosh Bagheri[1]
Medal record Representing  Iran Men’s weightlifting Olympic Games 2012 London 105 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taldykorgan 94 kg
Updated on 26 July 2012.

Early life

Nassirshalal was born on April 1, 1989 in Ahvaz[4] and raised in Masjed Soleyman in the Khuzestan Province of Iran. He started weightlifting because of his father[5] at the age of 15,[2] out of the National Iranian Oil Company club in the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleyman.[6] As of 2012 he was studying physical education at the Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch[3] and was coached by Kourosh Bagheri of the Iranian national team,[1] a two-time Asian and 2001 World Champion in the 94 kg division.[7] He is a member of Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz Sports Club.[1]

Career

Nassirshalal made his international debut at the 2006 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the 94 kg category, where he placed fifth. He earned two bronze medals at the 2007 edition, as well as silver at the 2007 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships.[2] He also competed at the Asian Championships senior level that year, winning bronze in the 94 kg class snatch.[8] He won another bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championship[2] before advancing permanently to the senior division in 2009, where he took silver in the 94 kg clean and jerk and bronze overall at the 2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships.[9] After skipping the 2010 season and switching to the 105 kg division, he next appeared at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships, placing sixth overall. He won his first international gold medal at the 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 105 kg snatch category.[10] A technical error in the clean and jerk portion, however, left him out of contention for any more medals at this tournament. He was then selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where, despite competing with an aching knee,[11] he won a silver medal in the 105 kg division, behind Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine,[1] but later upgraded to the gold medal position following Torokhtiy's disqualification for doping.[12] He participated in the same event at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 World Championships, but failed to set a mark in the clean and jerk in both cases.[13][14]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	105 kg	183	183	184	5	222	227	229	1	411
World Championships
2011	Paris, France	105 kg	175	180	185	7	211	211	223	5	403	6
2015	Houston, United States	105 kg	181	181	186	6	220	223	226	--	--	--
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	105 kg	176	181	184	3	217	219	219	--	--	--
Asian Championships
2007	Tai'an, China	94 kg	154				191			6	345	4
2009	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	94 kg	164	169	171	4	197	197	207		376
2012	Pyeongtaek, South Korea	105 kg	183	183	187		225	225	225	--	--	--
World Junior Championships
2006	Hangzhou, China	94 kg	151	156	158	7	183	189	194	5	350	5
2007	Prague, Czech Republic	94 kg	156	161	164		193	198	203	4	354
2008	Cali, Colombia	94 kg	164	171	174		194	199	211		363

References

1. "Navab Nasirshalal". Athletes. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. August 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
2. Mollahosseini, Mohammad (August 3, 2012). زندگینامه: نواب نصیرشلال [Biography: Navab Nasirshalal] (in Persian). Hamshahri. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
3. کسب اولین مدال نقره المپیک 2012 لندن توسط دانشجوی واحد مسجدسلیمان (in Persian). Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch. Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
4. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (August 2012). "Navab Nasirshelal Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
5. نواب نصیر شلال: یک تفکر حرفه ای می گوید به مدال فکر نکنی بدستش می آوری/ دیدم نقره دارم، راضی شدم (in Persian). Khabar Online. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
6. آشنایی با مدال آوران ایران؛ نواب نصیرشلال (in Persian). tarafdari.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-15. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
7. Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (August 2012). "Kouroush Bagheri Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
8. "2007 Tai'an". Asian Weightlifting Federation. 2007-04-28. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
9. "21 st Asian Senior Women's 40 th Asian Senior Men's Weightlifting Championships". Results. Asian Weightlifting Federation. 2009-05-16. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
10. "2012 Asian Championships". Results by Events. International Weightlifting Federation. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
11. نواب نصیر شلال: خوشحالم دل ملت ایران را شاد كردم (in Persian). Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
12. "Nasir Shalal to Receive 2012 Olympic Gold after Torokhtiy Stripped". Tasnim News Agency. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
13. "Weightlifting - Men's 105kg Group A". Results. 2014 Asian Games. 2014-09-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
14. "Results by Event: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. November 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-01.

External links

• Khalilnejad, Amir (2012-08-07). "Iran's Navab Nasirshelal Won Silver Medal in Men's Weightlifting 105kg". Kabir News. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
• Navab Nassirshalal's profile at the International Weightlifting Federation