Amir Jafari ( fa, امیر جعفری ارنگه, born December 22, 1985, in
Tehran) is an Iranian
Paralympic powerlifter
Career
He won a
silver medal
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at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
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in
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event.
A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the
2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships
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held in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Major results
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tehran
Paralympic powerlifters for Iran
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic silver medalists for Iran
Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
21st-century Iranian people
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
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