Henrik Tamraz ( fa, هنريک تمرز; May 28, 1935 – November 19, 1996) was an Iranian weightlifter of Assyrian descent. In 1958 he won bronze medals at the World Championships and at the Asian Games. He competed at the

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and

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and placed 5th and 14th, respectively. After retiring from competitions he first worked as a weightlifting coach and sports commentator. His trainees included Mohammad Nassiri and Parviz Jalayer.

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Iranian male weightlifters Iranian strength athletes Sportspeople from Urmia Iranian Assyrian people Iranian people of Armenian descent World Weightlifting Championships medalists 1935 births 1996 deaths Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Iran Asian Games bronze medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games 20th-century Iranian people {{Iran-weightlifting-bio-stub