Kianoush Rostami

Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی‎, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian Olympian weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 85 kg event, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a total lift of 396 kilograms.

Kianoush Rostami
Kianoush Rostami with gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameکیانوش رستمی
NationalityIranian
Born (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991
Kermanshah, Iran
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016)
Weight96 kg (212 lb) (2019)
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–96 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 179 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 225 kg (2019)
  • Total: 403 kg (2019)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro–85 kg
2012 London–85 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris–85 kg
2014 Almaty–85 kg
2015 Houston–85 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon–85 kg
Asian Championships
2011 Tongling–85 kg
2012 Pyeongtaek–85 kg

Rostami received a silver medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, which ascended to a silver medal when Apti Aukhadov tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone from samples taken in 2012.

Career

Rostami won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Rostami won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg event with a total of 380 kg. In June 2016, it was announced his silver medal ascendancy after Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances and therefore disqualified for a medal.[2][3]

In 2016, while competing at the Fajr Cup, in Tehran, Iran, Kianoush broke the Clean and jerk world record for his weight division, lifting 220 kg. Kianoush also broke the world record for his total, with 395 kg.[4]

Kianoush Rostami competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, representing Iran in the 85 kg weight division.[5] He won the gold medal in the 85 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics by tying an Olympic record with a 217 kg clean and jerk – set by Tian Tao just minutes prior – and setting a world record total with 396 kg.[6]

Major results

[7][8][9]

YearVenueWeightRecord (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012London, United Kingdom85 kg171 / 4209 / 3380 /
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg179 / 1217 / 1396 WR /
World Championships
2010Antalya, Turkey77 kg161 / 193 / 5354 / 4
2011Paris, France85 kg173 / 209 / 382 /
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg178 / 213 / 391 /
2015Houston, United States85 kg173 / 214 / 387 /
2017Anaheim, United States85 kg174 / NM—
2019Pattaya, Thailand96 kgNMNM—
Asian Games
2010Guangzhou, China85 kg165 / 5200 / 6365 / 6
2014Incheon, South Korea85 kg172 / 1208 / 2380 /
2018Jakarta, Indonesia94 kg175 / 2NM—
Asian Championships
2008Kanazawa, Japan69 kg131 / 10NM—
2011Tongling, China85 kg162 / 201 / 363 /
2012Pyeongtaek, South Korea85 kg172 / 211 / 383 /
World Junior Championships
2010Sofia, Bulgaria77 kg160 / 187 / 347 /
2011Penang, Malaysia85 kg168 / 210 / 378 /
Qatar Cup
2019Doha, Qatar96 kg178 / 225 / 403 /
Fajr Cup
2016Tehran, Iran85 kg175 / 220 WR / 395 WR /
2019Tehran, Iran96 kgNMNM—

References
  1. "Iranian lifter wins 2 golds at worlds". Press TV. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. "London 2012: Four Olympic weightlifting champions test positive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. "Iran's Rostami awarded 2012 Olympic Games silver medal". tehrantimes.com. 17 June 2016.
  4. "First International Fajr Cup, IWF Grand Prix | Rio Olympic Games Qualification Event" (PDF). www.iwf.net. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. "Rostami Kianoush". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. "Weightlifting: Men's 85kg". bbc.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.
  7. "Rostami Kianoush IRI". www.iwf.net.
  8. "Rostami Kianoush". iwrp.net.
  9. "Results – men's 96 kg". www.awfederation.com.
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