Birth Date: | 6 October 1939 |
Birth Place: | Tehran, Iran |
Height: | 170 cm |
Sport: | Weightlifting |
Coach: | Henrik Tamraz |
Parviz Jalayer (Persian: پرویز جلایر , 6 October 1939 – 6 July 2019[1]) was an Iranian weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1968. In 1966 he won a gold medal at the Asian Games and a bronze at the World Championships. The following year he set a world record in the clean and jerk. After retiring from competitions he worked as a weightlifting coach.