What is Manouchehr Boroumand?
[[File:Manouchehr Boroumand 6cr.jpg|right|200px]] '''Manouchehr Boroumand''' (26 March 1934 – 21 December 2017) was an [[Iran]]ian heavyweight weightlifter. He was born in [[Babolsar]], Iran. He was selected for the [[1960 Summer Olympics]], but withdrew in the last moment due to an illness.<ref name=chid>[http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteStatsResult.asp?a_id=1824 Manoucher Boroumand]. chidlovski.net</ref> Boroymand also missed the [[1962 Asian Games]] because Iran did not send a delegation there. At the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] he placed 12th. Boroumand was known for his victory in 1966, when he won a gold medal at the [[Asian Games]]. He became the first Asian weightlifter to cross the 500 kg barrier in the total, which he has done at the [[1966 World Weightlifting Championships|world championships]].<ref name=sr>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/manuchehr-borumand-1.html Manuchehr Borumand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106120430/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/manuchehr-borumand-1.html |date=2009-01-06 }}. sports-reference.com</ref> Boroymand died of a [[cerebral hemorrhage]] on 21 December 2017 in Babolsar at the age of 83.<ref name=r1>[http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=577&Itemid=1060 Manouchehr Boromand]. takhtejamshidcup.com</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boroymand, Manouchehr}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage]] [[Category:Olympians for Iran]] [[Category:Iranian weightlifters]] {{sports-bio-stub}}