{{short description|Iranian swimmer}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Jamal Chavoshifar | image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see WP:NONFREE. --> | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | caption = | fullname = Jamal Chavoshifar<br>{{lang|fa|جمال چاوشیفر}} | nicknames = | national_team = {{IRI}} | strokes = Backstroke | club = Foulad-e Mobarakeh Sepahan (2009-2011)<br>Naft-e Omidiyeh (2012)<br>Mowj-ha-ye Abi-ye Mashhad (2013)<br>Naft-e Tehran (2014-present) | coach = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|8|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Isfahan, Iran | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes | updated = }}
'''Jamal Chavoshifar''' ({{langx|fa|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 == 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.<ref>[http://irsf.ir/چاوشیفر-هرچه-در-توان-داشتم-گذاشتها/ در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشیفر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشتهام] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924004739/http://irsf.ir/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7/ |date=2016-09-24 }} (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June 2016)</ref>
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.<ref>[http://esfahanemrooz.ir/33346-جمال-چاوشی-فر-24-بار-رکوردهای-ملی-را-جابجا-کرده-ام.html جمال چاوشیفر: ۲۴ بار رکوردهای ملی را جابهجا کردهام] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719074640/http://esfahanemrooz.ir/33346-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-24-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%85.html |date=2019-07-19 }} (Esfahan Emrooz website; 31 January 2018)</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=12th Arab Swimming Age Group Championships Results|url=http://www.dnan-sportslife.com/events/dubai-international-aquatic-championships-2015/start-list-ceremonies-results/|publisher=dnan-sportslife.com|date=2 April 2015|accessdate=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403171148/http://www.dnan-sportslife.com/events/dubai-international-aquatic-championships-2015/start-list-ceremonies-results|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Backstroke Heats Results|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010600FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=5 December 2014|accessdate=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140511/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010600FFFFFFFFFFFF02|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010700FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=3 December 2014|accessdate=13 December 2014|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140520/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010700FFFFFFFFFFFF02|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Backstroke Heats Results|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010800FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=7 December 2014|accessdate=5 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140528/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D00010800FFFFFFFFFFFF02|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://irsf.ir/چاوشیفر-هرچه-در-توان-داشتم-گذاشتها/ در مسیر کسب سهمیهٔ المپیک/ چاوشیفر: هرچه در توان داشتم گذاشتهام] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924004739/http://irsf.ir/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%87%D8%B1%DA%86%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%85-%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7/ |date=2016-09-24 }} (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 18 June 2016)</ref>
=== Historic records === * 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.<ref>Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men</ref>{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}<ref>Wikipedia: List of Iranian records in swimming#Men2</ref>{{Circular reference|date=July 2019}}
=== Team records === 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results|url=https://baku2017results.azureedge.net/2017/05/17/18/38/08/0d54211c-100a-49d4-ab57-523ee851d4e9/SWM451101_73B1%201.0.pdf|work=baku2017results.azureedge.net|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=26 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 4×50m Medley Relay Results|url=http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM450101.pdf|work=ashgabat2017.com|date=22 September 2017|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719074629/http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM450101.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results|url=http://ashgabat2017.com/atos/ashgabat17/resAG2017/pdf/AG2017/SW/AG2017_SW_C73B1_SWM451101.pdf|work=ashgabat2017.com|date=25 September 2017|accessdate=22 October 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
=== Best results === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Event ! Time ! Venue ! date |- | 50 m backstroke<br><small>(Short course)</small> | 25.40 (NR) | Doha, Qatar<br>World Championships | 5 December 2014 |- | 100 m backstroke<br><small>(Short course)</small> | 55.03 (NR) | Doha, Qatar<br><br>World Championships | 3 December 2014 |- | 200 m backstroke<br><small>(Short course)</small> | 2:03:39 (NR) | Doha, Qatar<br>World Championships | 7 December 2014 |} <ref>[http://irsf.ir/جمال-چاوشیفر-باز-هم-رکورد-زد/ جمال چاوشیفر بازهم رکورد زد] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413043628/http://irsf.ir/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%da%86%d8%a7%d9%88%d8%b4%db%8c%e2%80%8c%d9%81%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d9%87%d9%85-%d8%b1%da%a9%d9%88%d8%b1%d8%af-%d8%b2%d8%af/ |date=2015-04-13 }} (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 3 December 2014)</ref><ref>[http://irsf.ir/درخشش-چاوشی-فر-و-نسیمی-شاد-مسابقات-دبی/ درخشش و رکوردشکنی چاوشیفر و نسیمیشاد] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708083353/http://irsf.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%B4-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%A8%DB%8C/ |date=2015-07-08 }} (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 5 April 2015)</ref><ref>[http://irsf.ir/صعود-جمال-چاوشیفر-به-نیمه-نهایی-100متر-ک/ صعود جمال چاوشیفر به نیمهنهایی ۱۰۰ متر کرال پشت] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007052221/http://irsf.ir/%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-100%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1-%DA%A9/ |date=2015-10-07 }} (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 28 June 2015)</ref><ref>[https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1173962/چاووشی-فر-باز-هم-رکورد-ایران-را-شکست چاووشیفر بازهم رکورد ایران را شکست] (Website of the Iranian Federation of Swimming, Diving and Water Polo; 22 September 2014)</ref><ref>[https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1250390/چاوشی-فر-رکورد-زد-و-جهانی-شد چاوشیفر رکورد زد و جهانی شد] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502192439/https://www.varzesh3.com/news/1250390/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF |date=2024-05-02 }} (Varzesh 3 website; 4 July 2015)</ref><ref>[https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/376572/رکورد-کرال-پشت-ایران-باز-هم-جابجا-شد-جمال-چاوشی-فر-رکورد-خودش رکورد کرال پشت ایران بازهم جابهجا شد/ جمال چاوشیفر رکورد خودش را شکست] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710065146/https://www.khabaronline.ir/news/376572/%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%BE%D8%B4%D8%AA-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AC%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B4 |date=2019-07-10 }} (Khabaronline website; 22 September 2014)</ref><ref>[https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/456027/چاوشیفر-و-قندچی-رکورد-ملی-را-شکستند چاوشیفر و قندچی رکورد ملی را شکستند] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724172549/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/456027/%DA%86%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AF |date=2019-07-24 }} (Tabnak; 7 Dec., 2014)</ref>
== See also == * List of Iranian records in swimming
==References== {{Reflist}}
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