Jamal Chavoshifar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jamal Chavoshifar جمال چاوشی‌فر |
| National team |  Iran |
| Born | 19 August 1990 Isfahan, Iran |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke |
| Club | Foulad-e Mobarakeh Sepahan (2009-2011) Naft-e Omidiyeh (2012) Mowj-ha-ye Abi-ye Mashhad (2013) Naft-e Tehran (2014-present) |
Jamal Chavoshifar (Persian: جمال چاوشی‌فر; also Romanized as "Jamāl Chāvoshifar", IPA: ʤæ'mɒːl ʧɒːvoʃiː'fæɾ, born 1990) is an Iranian swimmer who specialized in the backstroke.
Swimming career[edit]
Born on 19 August, 1990 into a family of sportsmen and encouraged by his father, Jamal Chavoshifar engaged in swimming as a child. At first he chose the breaststroke and won the first medal of his life in one of its styles. But he gradually inclined to the butterfly stroke, and finally began his specialty, that is the backstroke, at the age of sixteen.[1]
In his first abroad competition, Jamal managed to break the 50m and 100m backstroke records of Iran at the Malaysian Competitions in 2008, when he was eighteen.[2]
Chavoshifar holds the Iranian records of 50, 100, and 200 m events of the backstroke in short course pools, as well as the records of 50 and 100 m events of the same style in long course pools. He has been continuously improving his records during his championship period.[3][4][5][6][7]
Historic records[edit]
- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to swim the 100m backstroke in less than a minute.
- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to swim the 50m backstroke in less than 26 seconds.
- Chavoshifar is the first Iranian swimmer to gain the entrance record of the backstroke for WorldSkills Kazan 2019 in Russia.[8][circular reference][9][circular reference]
Team records[edit]
In addition to the above-mentioned records, Chavoshifar holds the records of the three events of long course relay 4×100m, short course relay 4×50m, and short course relay 4×100m.[10][11][12]
Best results[edit]
| Event | Time | Venue | date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m backstroke (Short course) |
25.40 (NR) | Doha, Qatar World Championships |
5 December 2014 |
| 100 m backstroke (Short course) |
55.03 (NR) | Doha, Qatar World Championships |
3 December 2014 |
| 200 m backstroke (Short course) |
2:03:39 (NR) | Doha, Qatar World Championships |
7 December 2014 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشی‌فر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشته‌ام (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June, 2016)
- ^ جمال چاوشی‌فر: ۲۴ بار رکوردهای ملی را جابه‌جا کرده‌ام (Esfahan Emrooz website; 31 January, 2018)
- ^ "12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results". dnan-sportslife.com. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشی‌فر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشته‌ام (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June, 2016)
- ^ Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men
- ^ Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men2
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). baku2017results.azureedge.net. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Men's 4×50m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). ashgabat2017.com. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ جمال چاوشی‌فر بازهم رکورد زد (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 3 December, 2014)
- ^ درخشش و رکوردشکنی چاوشی‌فر و نسیمی‌شاد (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 5 April 2015)
- ^ صعود جمال چاوشی‌فر به نیمه‌نهایی ۱۰۰ متر کرال پشت (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 28 June, 2015)
- ^ چاووشی‌فر بازهم رکورد ایران را شکست (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 22 September, 2014)
- ^ چاوشی‌فر رکورد زد و جهانی شد (Varzesh 3 website; 4 July 2015)
- ^ رکورد کرال پشت ایران بازهم جابه‌جا شد/ جمال چاوشی‌فر رکورد خودش را شکست (Khabaronline website; 22 September, 2014)
- ^ چاوشی‌فر و قندچی رکورد ملی را شکستند (Tabnak; 7 Dec., 2014)