Saeid Mohammadpour

Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh (Persian: سعید محمدپور کرکرق, born March 3, 1993 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.

Saeid Mohammadpour
Personal information
Full nameSaeid Mohammadpourkarkaragh
Nationality Iran
BornMarch 3, 1993 (1993-03-03) (age 27)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105.00 kg (231.49 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 183 kg (2012, JAR)
  • Clean and jerk: 221 kg (2011)
  • Total: 402 kg (2011)

Saeid finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2016 after retesting the samples of 2012 Summer Olympics athletes, it was discovered that the top four in his weight class had committed doping. Therefore, he became the gold medalist and Olympic Champion in 94 kg weightlifting category. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Paris. [1]

Major results

YearVenueWeightRecord (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012London, United Kingdom94 kg183 / 2219 / 1402 /
World Championships
2011Paris, France94 kg181 / 4221 / 402 /
World Junior Championships
2010Sofia, Bulgaria94 kgNo mark187 / 7No mark
2011Penang, Malaysia94 kg175 / 210 / 385 /
2012Antigua, Guatemala94 kg178 / 215 / 393 /
World Youth Championships
2009Chiang Mai, Thailand85 kg142 / 174 / 316 /

References

  1. "Ilyin wins 94kg gold at weightlifting worlds". mysanantonio.com. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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