Ali Mirzaei

Iranian weightlifter (1929–2020)

Ali Mirzaei[1] (Persian: علی میرزایی, 28 January 1929 – 18 July 2020) was an Iranian weightlifter. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal.[2] He was born in Tehran. He also competed at the 1951 and 1954 World Weightlifting Championships. He also participated at the Asian Games in 1951.

Mirzaei in 1952

Mirzaei died on 18 July 2020 in Tehran, aged 91.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ex-Iran weightlifter Mirzaei passes away". TehranTimes.com. 18 July 2020. Ali Mirzaei
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Mirzai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

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