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Farhad Nazari Afshar
Farhad Nazari Afshar ( fa, فرهاد نظری افشار, born 22 May 1984 in Tehran) is an Iranian volleyball player, who former plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team of the year 2009–2017. Nazari Afshar announced his retirement on Sunday in Osaka after 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup. Honours National team * World Grand Champions Cup **Bronze medal (1): 2017 *Asian Championship **Gold medal (1): 2011 **Silver medal (1): 2009 *Asian Games **Silver medal (1): 2010 * AVC Cup **Gold medal (2): 2008, 2010 Club * Iranian Super League **Champions (3): 2012 (Kalleh), 2014 (Matin), 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ... (Sarmayeh) Individual *Best Scorer: 2009 Asian Club Championship *Most Valuable Player: 2010 AVC Cup Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events commenced earlier on November 7, 2010. It was the second time China had hosted the Asian Games, with the first one being Asian Games 1990 hosted in Beijing. Guangzhou's three neighboring cities, Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei co-hosted the Games. Premier Wen Jiabao opened the Games along the Pearl River in Haixinsha Island. A total of 53 venues were used to host the events, including 11 constructed for use at the Games. The design concept of the official logo of the 2010 Asian Games was based on the legend of the Guangzhou's Five Goats, representing the Five Goats as the Asian Games Torch. A total of 9,704 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 476 events from 42 sports and disciplines (28 Olympic sports and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Men's Volleyball Players
Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian languages, a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages * Iranian diaspora, Iranian people living outside Iran * Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia * List of Iranian foods, Iranian foods, list of Iranian foods and dishes * Iranian.com, also known as ''The Iranian'' and ''The Iranian Times'' See also * Persian (other) * Iranians (other) * Languages of Iran * Ethnicities in Iran * Demographics of Iran * Indo-Iranian languages * Irani (other) * List of Iranians {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Tehran
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
The 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 10th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2008 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship. ''* Withdrew Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Quarterfinals * ''The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the Quarterfinals.'' Pool E Pool F Pool G Pool H Classification 9th–12th Semifinals 11th place 9th place Classification 5th–8th Semifinals 7th place 5th place Final round Semifinals 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Hicham Guemmadi (Al-Nasr) *Best Scorer: Farhad Nazari Afshar (Paykan) *Best Server: Igor Omrčen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015–16 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The Iranian Volleyball Super League 2015–16 was the 29th season of the Iranian Volleyball Super League, the highest professional volleyball league in Iran. Regular season Standings *Gohar Kavir Zahedan withdrew during the regular season due to financial problems. All results were declared null and void. Results Playoffs *All times are Iran Standard Time ( UTC+03:30). *All series were the best-of-three format. Quarterfinals ;Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Arman Ardakan ;Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan vs. Shahrdari Tabriz ;Paykan Tehran vs. Matin Varamin ;Shahrdari Urmia vs. Saipa Tehran Semifinals ;Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan ;Paykan Tehran vs. Shahrdari Urmia 3rd place ;Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan vs. Shahrdari Urmia *Shahrdari Urmia and Samen Al-hojaj Khorasan shared the 3rd place. Final ;Sarmayeh Bank Tehran vs. Paykan Tehran Final standings Notable foreign players * Łukasz Żygadło (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran) * Valerio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Volleyball Super League
The Iranian Volleyball Super League (IVSL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the top of the Iranian volleyball league system. It was founded in 1975 as the Pasargad Cup, but after the Iranian Revolution it was renamed to the first Division. In 1997 the league system was revamped and the Iranian Super League was established. Paykan Tehran has won the most titles in the new Super League with 12 titles. History The first season of a national Iranian volleyball league was held in 1975 with 12 teams competing. In 1976 Esteghlal became the champions for the first time, and they repeated this feat in the following season. In 1979 due to the Iranian Revolution the league was canceled. In 1989, the first Hazfi Cup for Iranian volleyball teams was held, in which Esteghlal became the first champions. During this period there was no national league and teams competed in the provincial and local leagues instead. Shortly after the Hazfi Cup, in 1990 the national volleyball league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran Men's National Volleyball Team
The Iran Men's National Volleyball Team is the official national men's volleyball team of Iran. It is governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions. As of 11 September 2022, Team Melli is considered as the second team in Asia, as it ranks 10th in the FIVB World Rankings. The national team won the Asian Volleyball Championship four times: in 2011 Tehran, 2013 Dubai, 2019 Tehran and 2021 Chiba & Funabashi In its first appearance in the competition since joining the 2013 World League, Iran has been a dominant force in Group 1 of the competition, posing a challenge to any opponent. Defeating Italy and Cuba in these games, Iran introduced itself as a formidable contender. In 2014 World League campaign, Iran's national team reached fourth place in Group 1 after a straight-set defeat to their Italian hosts in the bronze medal match. In these games, Iran ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
The 2010 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2010 AVC Cup for Men was the second edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2009 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at Ghadir Arena, Urmia, Iran from 1 to 7 August 2010. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. ''* Indonesia withdrew and replaced by .'' Venue Ghadir Arena, Urmia, Iran Preliminary round Pool A Pool B Final round Quarterfinals 5th–8th semifinals Semifinals 7th place 5th place 3rd place Final Final standing Awards *MVP: Farhad Nazari Afshar *Best Scorer: Sanjay Kumar *Best Spiker: Cui Jianjun *Best Blocker: Alireza Nadi *Best Server: Wang Ming-chun *Best Setter: Saeid Marouf *Best Libero: Abdolreza Alizadeh Abdolreza Alizadeh ( fa, عبدالرضا علیزاده, born 19 February 1987 in Urmia) is a volleyball pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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