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Jafar Salmasi

1918 - 2000

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Jafar Salmassi (Persian: محمدجعفر سلماسی, 22 September 1918 – 31 January 2000) was an Iranian weightlifter who won Iran's first Olympic medal at 1948 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jafar Salmasi is the 2,132nd most popular athlete (down from 1,805th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 340th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jafar Salmasi ranks 2,132 out of 6,025. Before him are Mihály Mayer, Hadi Choopan, Valentina Sidorova, Elena Horvat, Sandra Chick, and Carlos Rodríguez. After him are Erik Larsson, Edy Hubacher, Costică Dafinoiu, Georges Dransart, Janne Stefansson, and Tia Hellebaut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Jafar Salmasi ranks 304. Before him are Balasaraswati, Dick Esser, Albertina Sisulu, James Daly, Virginia Davis, and Guillermo Lovell. After him are Allan Arbus, Penaia Ganilau, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Sid Abel, Eddy Arnold, and Walter Schneiter. Among people deceased in 2000, Jafar Salmasi ranks 330. Before him are Barbara Sobotta, Iskandar Khatloni, Tranquilino Garcete, Big Pun, Mihály Mayer, and Lynden Pindling. After him are Sid Abel, Henry Seiling, Nora Swinburne, George Montgomery, Mae Faggs, and Francis Lederer.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Jafar Salmasi ranks 338 out of 384. Before him are Dar Salim (1977), Sajida al-Rishawi (1970), Rana Hussein (1969), Beatrice Ohanessian (1927), Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (1954), and Ahmed Al Safi (1971). After him are Raad Hammoudi (1953), Muntadhar al-Zaidi (1979), Ahmed Radhi (1964), Abu Azrael (1978), Charles Saatchi (1943), and Sadeq Larijani (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In Iraq

Among athletes born in Iraq, Jafar Salmasi ranks 1. After him are Dana Hussain (1986), Dina Ellermann (1980), Aker Al-Obaidi (1999), Ammar Abduljabbar (1995), and Vlado Popadić (1996).

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