Navab Nassirshalal (also spelled Nasirshelal, Persian: نواب نصیرشلال, pronounced [nævˈvɒːb-e næsiːrʃæˈlɒːl]; born 1 April 1989) is an Iranian retired weightlifter who won a gold medal in the men's 105 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He started weightlifting because of his father[5] at the age of 15,[2] out of the National Iranian Oil Company club in the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleyman.
[6] As of 2012 he was studying physical education at the Islamic Azad University Masjed Soleyman Branch[3] and was coached by Kourosh Bagheri of the Iranian national team,[1] a two-time Asian and 2001 World Champion in the 94 kg division.
[1] Nassirshalal made his international debut at the 2006 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the 94 kg category, where he placed fifth.
[12] He participated in the same event at the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 World Championships, but failed to set a mark in the clean and jerk in both cases.