IRAN'S MEDALLISTS IN THE 2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS!!!
GOLD
Hossein Tavakoli was the first person from Iran to get a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics.
GOLD
"Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran broke two world records to take the gold medal in the men's superheavyweight (+105 kilogram) division of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games weightlifting competition on Tuesday.Rezazadeh broke his own world snatch record of 206 kg with a stunning lift of 212.5 kg and then made 260 kg in the clean and jerk section for an overall world record of 472.5 kg. Ronny Weller of Germany Oleg Popov / Reuters. His gold was Iran's second in weightlifting in as many days following the success of his compatriot Hossein Tavakoli in the men's 105 kg category."---Sydney
GOLD "1998 WORLD CHAMPION Alireza Dabir added Olympic gold to his medal collection beating Yevgen Buslovych of Ukraine on Sunday in the freestyle 58kg category."---Sydney
HE ALSO BEAT THE GUY FROM THE USA IN THE SEMIFINALS, so that makes him that much better.
BRONZE
"Iran's Hadi Saeibonehkohal won the bronze medal in the men's under 68kg Taekwondo by defeating Austria's Tuncay CALISKAN 5-2. In the first round, Saeibonehkohal was more aggressive, utilising his roundhouse kicks to gain the majority of points. His strong offensive resulted in a 3-0 lead over CALISKAN. In the second round, CALISKAN took the initiative to attack his opponent but was unable to connect with Saeibonehkohal's scoring zone. CALISKAN's defence only allowed his opponent to score once during the round."---Sydney
Hadi Saeibonehkohal is
standing on the RIGHT in the RIGHT picture at the RIGHT time.
IRAN IS THE BEST