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Firouz Pojhan ( fa, فيروز پژهان; October 3, 1926 – 1996) was an Iranian weightlifter
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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
and
1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...
, in which he won the gold medal of both events in his division, and the
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
,
1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
and
1958 World Weightlifting Championships The 1958 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of Sw ...
, in which he won the bronze medal of all events in his division. He also partook in the
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
and
1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
.Weightlifting - Firouz POJHAN
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Iranian male weightlifters Iranian strength athletes 1926 births 1996 deaths World Weightlifting Championships medalists Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Iran Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1951 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games 20th-century Iranian people Place of birth missing {{Iran-weightlifting-bio-stub