Fernando Reis
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| Full name | Fernando Reis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 10, 1990 São Paulo, São Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 kg (322 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pinheiros | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luis López[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fernando Saraiva Reis (born March 10, 1990) is a Brazilian weightlifter. He competed at both the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and the 2016 Rio Games.[1] finishing 11th and 5th overall respectively.
Career
Reis originally placed 12th at the 2012 Olympics in the +105 kg event[3], but was bumped up to 11th after Yauheni Zharnasek failed a doping retest in 2016. In this same weight category, Reis won a gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, with this performance he became the first Brazilian weightlifter to win a gold medal in the Pan American Games, he repeated in 2015. He won a silver medal at the 2010 South American Games.[4][5]
In 2015, Reis won the gold medal at the Pan American Games with the championship record and Brazilian record (Snatch: 192 kg, Clean and jerk: 235 kg, Total: 427 kg).[6] Reis finished in 10th at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships and set the Brazilian record in snatch with 195 kg.[7]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished 5th in the Men's +105 kg, and broke the Panamerican Record in the Clean and Jerk and Total, (195 in Snatch and 240 in Clean & Jerk, total 435 kg).[8].
Records
He has set 5 Panamerican records and he currently owns the Panamerican record for all three lifts in the +105 kg weight category.
- Snatch: 201 kg (2018, Santo Domingo)
- Clean & Jerk: 240 kg (2016, Rio de Janeiro)
- Total: 440 kg (2017, Anaheim)
Personal life
Reis took up weightlifting aged 11. He is a fan of car racing, his idol in sport is Ayrton Senna.[2]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  | +105 kg | 178 | 180 | 12 | 220 | -- | 11 | 400 | 11 | ||
| 2016 | | +105 kg | 190 | 195 | 5 | 240 PMR | 5 | 435 PMR | 5 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  | +105 kg | 155 | 29 | 190 | -- | 27 | 345 | 26 | |||
| 2011 |  | +105 kg | 170 | 176 | 20 | 207 | 212 | 217 | 16 | 393 | 17 | |
| 2013 |  | +105 kg | 182 | 10 | 223 | 228 | 6 | 410 | 7 | |||
| 2014 |  | +105 kg | 182 | 190 | 8 | 225 | 230 | 7 | 420 | 9 | ||
| 2015 |  | +105 kg | 190 | 195 | 7 | 230 | 12 | 425 | 10 | |||
| 2017 | | +105 kg | 192 | 200 PMR | 4 | 240 | 6 | 440 PMR | 6 | |||
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  | +105 kg | 176 | 181 | 185 | 1 | 211 | 216 | 225 | 1 | 410 |  |
| 2015 |  | +105 kg | 180 | 192 | 1 | 221 | 235 | -- | 1 | 427 | | |
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  | +105kg | 165 | -- | -- | 4 | 203 | -- | -- | 5 | 368 | 4 |
| 2012 | | +105kg | 180 | | 220 | 230 | | 410 | | |||
| 2013 |  | +105kg | 175 | 180 | | 217 | 222 | 227 | | 407 | | |
| 2014 |  | +105kg | 180 | 187 | | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2018 | | +105kg | 190 | 196 | 201 PMR | | 226 | 235 | | 436 | | |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fernando Reis. |
- 1 2 3 Fernando Saraiva Reis Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- 1 2 Fernando Saraiva Reis. cob.org.br
- 1 2 Fernando Reis Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Fernando Reis made history for Brazil". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ↑ "My son made me proud". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ↑ "2015 Toronto". Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Russo quebra recorde mundial e leva o ouro; Fernando Reis termina em 11º". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Fernando Reis faz melhor marca da carreira, mas fica a 13kg do bronze". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.