Parviz Jalayer

Parviz Jalayer
Personal information
Born 6 October 1939 (1939-10-06) (age 79)
Tehran, Iran[1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Coached by Henrik Tamraz[2]

Parviz Jalayer (Persian: پرویز جلایر, born 6 October 1939) is a retired Iranian weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. In 1966 he won a gold medal at the Asian Games and a bronze at the World Championships.[1][3] The following year he set a world record in the clean and jerk.[4] After retiring from competitions he worked as a weightlifting coach.[5]

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