Saeid Alihosseini

Saeid Alihosseini (Persian: سعيد علی حسينی, born 2 February 1988) is a former Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter.

Saeed Alihosseini
Alihosseini at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Native nameسعید علی‌حسینی
NationalityIranian
Born (1988-02-02) 2 February 1988
Ardabil, Iran
EducationPh.D. in sports physiology[1]
Alma materUniversity of Mohaghegh Ardabili[1]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight166.50 kg (367 lb)[2]
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+109 kg
Coached byMohammad Hossein Barkhah[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 208 kg (2018)
  • Clean and jerk: 251 kg (2017)
  • Total: 456 kg (2018)
2018 Asian Games podium, Left-right: Alihosseini, Salimi, Djangabaev

Weightlifting career

Doping ban

Saeid had failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009;[3] the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years.[4] In 2011, after it was discovered that his coach (who had been banned himself) was doping his athletes without their knowledge, the ban was reduced to eight years.[5]

World Championships

In 2017 he was eligible to return to international competition, and competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. He won bronze medals in the snatch and clean & jerk, and after his teammate Behdad Salimi had his final clean and jerk overturned by the jury[6] Saeid won the silver medal.[7]

In 2018 Saeid was originally going to compete at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.[8][9]

Retirement

In November 2019, Alihosseini announced his retirement from the sport after losing hope of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[10]

Results

Major results:[2][11][12]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2017 Anaheim, United States+105 kg203203203236243251454
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia+105 kg20120120812402482543456
Asian Championships
2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates+105 kg1715--------
2019 Ningbo, China+109 kg170180189920122023363908
World Junior Championships
2006 Hangzhou, China+105 kg181215396
Asian Junior Championships
2008 Jeonju, South Korea+105 kg206 JWR245 JWR451 JWR
Asian Interclub Championship
2008 Goyang, South Korea+105 kg200242442

References

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