# Islamic Republic of Iran Weightlifting Federation

Iran Weightlifting Federation (Persian: فدراسیون وزنه برداری جمهوری اسلامی ایران, IRIWF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Iran.

## History

IRIWF has been established in 1939. IRIWF is a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and also Asian Weightlifting Federation (AWF). The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and Asian and World championships hosted by Iran.

## The Committees

There are many committees in I.R.I.W.F. structure such as:
* Referees Committee
* Coaches Committee
* Talent Committee
* Education Committee
* Disciplinary Committee

## International achievements
### Olympics

| Year | Host city | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1948 | London | United Kingdom | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | Helsinki | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 | Melbourne | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | Rome | Italy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | Mexico City | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | Munich | West Germany | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1976 | Montreal | Canada | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | Sydney | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | Athens | Greece | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | London | United Kingdom | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | Host City | Host Country | Total | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |

### World Championships

| Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1949 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1950 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1951 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1954 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1955 | West Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1958 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | East Germany | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1969 | Poland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | Peru | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | West Germany | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1973 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1976 | Canada | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | Greece | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | Turkey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | Poland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Turkey | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | Poland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | United States | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | Thailand | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| - | Host Country | Total | 23 | 13 | 27 | 63 |

### Asian Games

| Year | Host city | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1951 | New Delhi | India | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 1958 | Tokyo | Japan | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 1966 | Bangkok | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 1970 | Bangkok | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1974 | Tehran | Iran | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 1982 | New Delhi | India | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | Seoul | South Korea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | Bangkok | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 | Busan | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | Doha | Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Guangzhou | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | Incheon | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Jakarta | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| - | Host City | Host Country | Total | 31 | 29 | 19 | 79 |

## Notable weightlifters
### Men

* Hossein Rezazadeh, twice Olympic four-times World and twice Asian Games Champion.
* Mohammad Nasiri, triple Olympic Medalist (1 Gold. 1 Silver and 1 Bronze) five-times World and three-times Asian Games Champion.
* Behdad Salimi, Olympic Champion, two-times World Champion and also triple Asian Games Champion.
* Kianoush Rostami, Olympic Champion and Olympic silver Medalist and also two-times World Champion.
* Hossein Tavakoli, Olympic Champion.
* Sohrab Moradi, Olympic Champion. World Champion and Asian Games Champion.
* Mahmoud Namjoo, twice Olympic Medalist ( 1 Silver, 1 Bronze ), tree-times World Champion and Also Asian Games Champion.
* Parviz Jalayer, Olympic Silver Medalist and Asian Games Champion.
* Shahin Nasirinia, World and Asian Games Champion.
* Nasrollah Dehnavi, Asian Games Champion and World Bronze Medalist.