Masoud Zat Parvar
مسعود ذاتپرور
- Age
- 39
- Sex
- male
- Date of death
- 8 January 2026
- Place of death
- Tehran (+5 more)
- Hometown
- Rasht
- Event
- Lion & Sun Revolution (+1 more)
- Profession
- bodybuilding champion
- Cause of death
- shot by security forces
Biography
Masoud Zatparvar, a 39-year-old world champion bodybuilder from Rasht, was killed on January 8, 2026, in Tehran. He died from direct gunfire by security forces during protests. Zatparvar had a distinguished career, winning the Asian Youth Championship in 2011 and two World Championships in 2012 and 2013. His body was later transferred to Rasht and buried there.
مسعود ذاتپرور، قهرمان ۳۹ ساله بدنسازی جهان و اهل رشت، در تاریخ ۱۸ دی ۱۴۰۴ در تهران با شلیک مستقیم نیروهای امنیتی کشته شد. او کارنامهای پر افتخار در بدنسازی داشت و قهرمان جوانان آسیا در سال ۲۰۱۱ و قهرمان جهان در سالهای ۲۰۱۲ و ۲۰۱۳ شده بود. پیکر او پس از کشته شدن، با پیگیری خانواده به رشت منتقل و در قطعه نامآوران به خاک سپرده شد.
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Memorial portrait of Masoud Zatparvar, who was killed on January 8, 2026, in Rasht during the January 2026 protests.
A memorial collage of Masoud Zat Parvar, a 39-year-old world champion bodybuilder from Rasht, who was killed by direct gunfire from security forces in Tehran on January 8, 2026.
A portrait of 39-year-old Masoud Zat Parvar, who was reportedly shot and killed in Rasht on January 8, 2026.
VIDEO
The gravestone of Mehdi Masoud Zatparvar, an Iranian bodybuilding champion who died on January 8, 2026, is shown decorated with flowers and photos on the 40th day after his death.
VIDEO
Majid Zatparvar, a veteran bodybuilding champion, speaks at the flower-covered grave of his son Masoud Zatparvar on the last day of the Persian year 1404.
A black and white portrait of Masoud Zat Parvar, referred to as a son of Iran and a sacrifice for the homeland.
VIDEO
A memorial video for Masoud Zatparvar, a world bodybuilding champion from Rasht killed on January 8th by state forces during protests, showing him with a child and a relative speaking at a gathering.