Kourosh Bagheri (, born 21 September 1977) is a former

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who won the gold medal in the Men's 94 kg

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class at the

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. Bagheri was also holding the Asian Record of Snatch in 94 kg at the

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, as well as the Asian Record of Total in 94 kg at the

. He was the head coach of Iran's weightlifting team at the London Olympics in summer 2012 in which he coached Iranian weightlifters who won three gold and two silver medals.

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