Hassan Rahnavardi

Hassan Rahnavardi
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born(1927-06-23)23 June 1927
Tabriz, Iran
Died5 September 2023(2023-09-05) (aged 96)
Weight82.90 kg (182.8 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event90 kg
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 Tehran 90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Scheveningen 75 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Milan 82.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Munich 90 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi 82.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo 90 kg

Mohammad Hassan Rahnavardi (Persian: محمد حسن رهنوردی; 23 June 1927 – 5 September 2023) was an Iranian physician, politician and weightlifter.[1] He earned two gold medals in Asian Games in 1950s. He was a member of National Consultative Assembly from Sari and later from Tehran. He was a deputy minister of health and minister of education prior to the Iranian Islamic revolution. His last position was Governor of Yazd.

Biography

Mohammad Hassan Rahnavardi was born in Tabriz on 23 June 1927.[2] He had a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tehran, a master of public health from Johns Hopkins University and a DrPH from Tulane University. For five years he was the secretary general of the Iranian National Olympic Committee and in charge of Iranian Olympic Team for 1968 Mexico City Games and 1972 Munich Games in Germany. Rahnavardi died on 5 September 2023, at the age of 96.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mohammad Hassan RAHNAVARDI". Olympics. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "از درخشش تا سقوط/ نگاهی گذرا به زندگی دکتر محمدحسن رهنوردی". دندانه (in Persian). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "حسن رهنوردی، قهرمان پیشین وزنه‌برداری آسیا، درگذشت". ir.voanews.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.


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