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| Born | 6 October 1939 Tehran, Iran[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 July 2019 (aged 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Henrik Tamraz[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parviz Jalayer (Persian: پرویز جلایر, 6 October 1939 – 6 July 2019[3]) was an 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][4] The following year he set a world record in the clean and jerk.[5] After retiring from competitions he worked as a weightlifting coach.[6]
