Behdad Salimi

Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (Persian: بهداد سلیمی كردآسیابی‎, born 8 December 1989) is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, 2010–2018 Asian Games, 2010 and 2011 World Championships and 2009–2012 Asian Championships. He served as the flag bearer Iran at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games.[1][4][5][6]

Behdad Salimi
Salimi at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameBehdad Salimi Kordasiabi
Nickname(s)"Iranian Hercules"
NationalityIranian
Born (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989
Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
EducationPhysical Education[1]
Alma materQaemshahr University
Height1.90–1.97 m[1][2][3]
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
ClubZob Ahan
Melli Haffari[2]
Coached byGhasem Ghazalian
Kourosh Bagheri
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 216 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2014, AGR)
  • Total: 465 kg (2014, AGR)

Career
Salimi with coaches at the 2018 Asian Games

At the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships Salimi won the gold medal in the +105 kg category.[7] Salimi won gold again in the +105 kg category at the 2010 Asian Games with a 205 kg snatch and a 235 kg clean and jerk.[8]

Salimi won the gold medal at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France on 13 November 2011, and set a new snatch world record of 214 kg.[9]

Salimi became the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the +105 kg category on 7 August 2012 with a 208 kg snatch and a 247 kg clean and jerk for a total of 455 kg.[10][11]

Despite a torn ACL, total knee re-construction and over two years out of the game, Behdad Salimi returned to weightlifting in 2016 to compete in the Fajr Cup, held in Tehran, Iran and won gold.[12]

At the Rio 2016 Olympics,[13] he broke the world record snatch set moments before by Lasha Talakhadze, making 216 kg, in the clean and jerk he initially completed a lift of 245 kg which was approved by 2 of the three judges before being disqualified by the 5 member jury.[14] Iran’s National Olympics Committee filed an application to the CAS.[15] The International Weightlifting Federation website was hacked[16] the next morning and its Instagram page flooded with over 285,000 comments.[17]

Leaving National Team

After 2012 London Olympic games he and other Olympic medalists of Iran protested against Iran's national weightlifting team head coach Kourosh Bagheri for using offensive language in training and declined to attend national team exercises. As a result of a heavy argument on a live TV debate between Salimi and Kourosh Bagheri, the Iranian Weightlifting Federation dismissed Salimi and other weightlifters, and did not invite any of the London medalists for the 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships and 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.[18]

Retirement

After winning his third gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, with a total of 461 kg, Salimi announced his retirement from the sport.[19][20]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom+105 kg2012052082247264--1455
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg206211216 WR1245245245---
World Championships
2010 Antalya, Turkey+105 kg203208211241245247453
2011 Paris, France+105 kg201209214 WR241250260464
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg206211211246251257457
2017 Anaheim, United States+105 kg2052112162412422525453
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou, China+105 kg20120120512352412412440
2014 Incheon, South Korea+105 kg2002102151241255--1465
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia+105 kg20020620822372462531461
Asian Championships
2009 Taldykorgan, kazakhstan+105 kg180190197220231--421
2011 Tongling, China+105 kg200205208241250--458
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea+105 kg196201206245260260451
Fajr cup
2016 Tehran, Iran+105 kg195201205225231231430
World Junior Championships
2008 Cali, Colombia+105 kg181186190220226226406
2009 Bukarest, Romania+105 kg181190195222228235423
Asian Junior Championships
2008 Jeonju, South Korea+105 kg185222407

See also

References
  1. BEHDAD SALIMIKORDASIABI Archived 30 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  2. "Behdad Salimi". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. Behdad Salimi. London2012.com. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
  4. "Behdad Salimi". iwf.net. IWF. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. سليمي به تيم وزنه‌برداري ذوب آهن پيوست ورزش ۳
  6. Jury Panel Lets Iran’s Salimi Down in Men's 105+kg. Kayhan.ir (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-30.
  7. "Behdad Salimi Wins the Supers at the World Weightlifting Championships". IronMind. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. "Asian Games Weightlifting: Behdad Salimi Wins the Supers!". IronMind. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  9. "Behdad Salimi: 216-kg World Record Snatch". IronMind. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  10. "Iran's Behdad Salimi Won Gold Medal in Men's Weightlifting +105kg". Kabir News. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  11. London 2012 105kg superheavyweight men – Olympic Weightlifting. London2012.com. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
  12. Bend, Bar (2 June 2016). "Behdad Salimi Returns to Competition, Goes 205/225 at Fajr Cup". Bar Bend Blog. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. "Top weightlifters to watch in Rio". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  14. "Weightlifting: Georgian lifts gold as Iran cry foul". Reuters. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. Iran files application to CAS on Salimi’s case – Mehr News Agency. En.mehrnews.com (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-30.
  16. "Weightlifting under fire from angry Iranians: 1.6 million times". Reuters. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  17. International Weightlifting Federation website hacked after Iranian’s controversial Olympic exit. AFP via Japan Times
  18. All Things Gym. "Weightlifting News: Iranian Weightlifters Leave / Got Kicked Off Team". Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  19. "Iranian Weightlifter Behdad Salimi Announces Retirement After 2018 Asian Games - BarBend". BarBend. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  20. سایت شبکه ورزش – بهداد سلیمی در گفتگوی اختصاصی با شبکه ورزش سیما از دنیای حرفه ای خداحافظی کرد ,بهداد سلیمی Archived 27 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Varzeshtv.ir. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
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