Sohrab Moradi

Sohrab Moradi
Moradi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988
Sedeh, Isfahan, Iran
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 189 kg (2018, WR)
  • Clean and jerk: 233 kg (2017, WR)
  • Total: 417 kg (2017, WR)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Summer Olympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro94 kg
World Championships
2017 Anaheim94 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta94 kg
Asian Championships
2009 Taldykorgan85 kg
2012 Pyeongtaek85 kg
2008 Kanazawa77 kg

Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی‎, born 22 September 1988) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[1] He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg class in 2009 and 2012.[2][1][3] He was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.[4]

Major results

YearVenueWeightRecord (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012London, United Kingdom85 kgNo mark——
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil94 kg182 / 1221 / 1403 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2007Chiang Mai, Thailand77 kg153 / 14175 / 29328 / 22
2017Anaheim, United States94 kg184 / 1st, gold medalist(s)233 WR / 1st, gold medalist(s)417 WR / 1st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2018Jakarta, Indonesia94 kg189 WR / 1221 / 1410 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2008Kanazawa, Japan77 kg146 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)179 / 4325 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2009Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan85 kg168 / 1st, gold medalist(s)199 / 1st, gold medalist(s)367 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
2011Tongling, China85 kg157 / 5180 / 7337 / 6
2012Pyeongtaek, South Korea85 kg172 / 2nd, silver medalist(s)216 / 1st, gold medalist(s)388 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
2013Astana, Kazakhstan85 kg158 / DQ200 / DQ358 / DQ
World Junior Championships
2008Cali, Colombia77 kg141 / 5177 / 4318 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Minor Competitions
2017Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG)94 kg185 / 1228 / 1413 WR / 1st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. 1 2 Sohrab Moradi Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ "Sohrab Moradi after 13 years moved Shahin Nassiri Nia Records". farsfoundation. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Sohrab Moradi. sports-reference.com
  4. ↑
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