Mahmoud Namjoo

Mahmoud Namjoo

1958 Asian Games
Medal record Representing  Iran Men's weightlifting Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 56 kg 1956 Melbourne 56 kg World Championships 1949 Scheveningen 56 kg 1950 Paris 56 kg 1951 Milan 56 kg 1954 Vienna 56 kg 1955 Munich 56 kg 1957 Tehran 56 kg Asian Games 1951 New Delhi 56 kg 1958 Tokyo 56 kg

Mahmoud Namjoo (Persian: محمود نامجو ‎‎, born 22 Sep, 1918 Rasht - deceased 1990 Tehran) was an Iranian weightlifter and Olympic medalist. He was a representative for Iran in 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, 1956 Melbourne, and the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo. In Melbourne, he lifted 25 kg above his personal record. A street has been named after him in Rasht.