Dehnavi now resides in Tehran, Iran After finishing his career he was 14 years coached National Iran Weightlifting Team. These days Dehnavi is Supervisor of National Weightlifting Team from NOC of Islamic republic of Iran. World Weightlifting Championships 1969 Warsaw, Poland Lightweight: Press, Gold (140) Asian Games Asian Weightlifting Championships.
1969 Warsaw, Poland Lightweight: Press, Gold (140) 1970 Columbus, United States Lightweight: Press Bronze (135), Total Bronze (295) 1971 Lima, Peru Lightweight: Press, Silver (140), Citation Index& Jerk, Silver (165) 1972 Munich, West Germany Lightweight: Press, Silver (150) 1974 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Snatch Silver (130), Total Bronze (295) 1970 Bangkok Lightweight Gold Medal (425) 1974 Tehran Lightweight Silver Medal (290) 1971 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Gold (425) 1977 Baghdad Iraq Lightweight: Silver.
He has Participated in competitions 12 years as a member of Iran Weightlifting National Team. He is also was a member of Kharazmi University Science Board.
