JAFARI ARANGEH Amir

Islamic Republic of Iran

Powerlifting

Date of Birth: 22 Dec 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: TEHRAN

Birth Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Place of residence : IRAN

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Men's -65 kg	2

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -65 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
6	-56 kg	2012	London, GBR	173
World Championships
2	-59 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	187.0
3	-65 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	193.0
Asian Para Games
1	-59 kg	2018	Jakarta, INA	184

Hobbies:

Reading, food, travelling, going to the cinema. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2018, 21 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Partner Tahmine, children Mahoor and Hamoon

Languages spoken:

Persian

Club name:

Alborz Province [IRI] / Amir Gym [IRI]

Coach:

Ali Asghar Ravasi [national]; Ali Fakhravar [national]; Saeid Yousefi [personal]

Debut:

2007 for Iran, World Games in Chinese Taipei (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)

Start:

He took up Para powerlifting in 2005 in Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (dana.ir, 27 Sep 2018)

Memorable:

Winning gold in the 59kg category at the Asian Games in 2014 and 2018. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Iranian footballer Ali Daei, Iranian freestyle wrestler Gholamreza Takhti. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Influence:

His wife. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2018)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Impaired range of motion (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
His impairment is a result of the effects of polio. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2019)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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