Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی, born 22 September 1988) is a current world record holding retired Iranian [1] weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[2] He currently holds the world record with a total of 417kg in the 94kg weight class. He formerly held world records in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg weight class in 2009 and 2012.[3][2][4]
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| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1988 Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95.94 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –96 kg (2018-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.[5] Any opioid, in general, causes suppression of testosterone and therefore, it is likely that individuals entering methadone treatment already have reduced testosterone levels.
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom |
85 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
94 kg | 179 | 182 | 1 | 221 | 1 | 403 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
77 kg | 145 | 153 | 14 | 175 | 29 | 328 | 22 | |||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States |
94 kg | 176 | 182 | 184 | |
220 | 233 | -- | |
417 |
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| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
96 kg | 181 | 186 WR | |
223 | 230 WR | |
416 CWR |
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
94kg | 182 | 189 | 1 | 221 | 1 | 410 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Kanazawa, Japan |
77 kg | 142 | 146 |  |
173 | 176 | 179 | 4 | 325 |
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| 2009 |  Taldykorgan, kazakhstan |
85 kg | 163 | 165 | 168 | |
193 | 197 | 199 | |
367 |
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| 2011 |  Tongling, China |
85 kg | 151 | 157 | 5 | 180 | 7 | 337 | 6 | |||
| 2012 |  Pyeongtaek, South Korea |
85 kg | 168 | 172 |  |
210 | 216 | |
388 |
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| 2013 | Astana, Kazakhstan |
85 kg | 158 | -- | 190 | 200 | -- | -- | -- | DSQ | ||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
96 kg | 170 | 174 | |
210 | |
384 |
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| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea |
102 kg | 157 | 162 | 9 | 200 | 7 | 362 | 8 | |||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Cali, Colombia |
77 kg | 141 | 5 | 170 | 177 | 4 | 318 |
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| Minor Competitions | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG) |
94 kg | 176 | 181 | 185 | |
220 | 228 | |
413 |
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References
edit- ^ "Iranian weightlifter Moradi announces retirement". Tehran Times. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Sohrab Moradi Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sohrab Moradi. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel".
- ^ "Moradi Sohrab IRI". iwf.net.
- ^ "Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C'ship". tehrantimes.com. 28 February 2020.
External links
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- Sohrab Moradi at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Sohrab Moradi at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Sohrab Moradi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Profile
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