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Mahmoud Namjoo

1918 - 1990

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Mahmoud Namjoo (Persian: محمود نامجو, September 22, 1918 – January 21, 1989) was an Iranian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics and placed fifth, second and third, respectively. At the world championships he won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1949 and 1957, becoming the first Iranian weightlifter to win a world title. Namjoo was also the first Asian weightlifter to set a world record; during his career he set four: one in clean and jerk in 1949 and three in the total, in 1948, 1949 and 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahmoud Namjoo is the 2,488th most popular athlete (down from 1,276th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from Iran (down from 417th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 2,488 out of 6,025. Before him are Boris Kokorev, Li Meisu, Tatyana Providokhina, Olga Nazarova, Sabine Bischoff, and Herman Frazier. After him are Zdeněk Pecka, Milt Campbell, Lorenzo Wright, Kajsa Bergqvist, Vladimir Semenets, and Markus Ryffel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 322. Before him are Richard Greene, Frank Armi, Gerald Wilson, Marian McPartland, Ben Klassen, and Bertie Mee. After him are Dave Bartholomew, Fay McKenzie, Evelyn Ankers, Milt Schmidt, Marguerite Chapman, and Kaaren Verne. Among people deceased in 1990, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 308. Before him are F. F. Bruce, Peter Doherty, Luis Lucchetti, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Andrew Wood, and Charles Farrell. After him are Jean Wallace, Dorothy Mackaill, Elizabeth Allan, V. Shantaram, Arthur Goldberg, and Josephine Johnson.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 456 out of 631. Before him are Ali Divandari (1957), Marina Nemat (1965), Javad Nekounam (1980), Karim Bagheri (1974), Cumrun Vafa (1960), and Hassan Rowshan (1955). After him are Jasmin Tabatabai (1967), Shohreh (1959), Maryam Namazie (1966), Khodadad Azizi (1971), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993), and Man Haron Monis (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Iran

Among athletes born in Iran, Mahmoud Namjoo ranks 4. Before him are Barbara (null), Ali Mirzaei (1929), and Hadi Choopan (1987). After him are Bahman Golbarnezhad (1968), Hadi Saei (1976), Javad Foroughi (1979), Zahra Nemati (1985), Ehsan Haddadi (1985), Behdad Salimi (1989), Elnaz Rekabi (1989), and Kianoush Rostami (1991).

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