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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 (age 33)
Kermanshah, Iran
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016)
Weight96 kg (212 lb) (2019)
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event–96 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 179 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 225 kg (2019)
  • Total: 403 kg (2019)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro –85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 London –85 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris –85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Almaty –85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Houston –85 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon –85 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tongling –85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Pyeongtaek –85 kg

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.

Rostami received a silver medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics, which ascended to a gold 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]

Year Venue Weight Record (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom 85 kg 171 / 4 209 / 3 380 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 85 kg 179 / 1 217 / 1 396 WR / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2010 Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 161 / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 193 / 5 354 / 4
2011 Paris, France 85 kg 173 / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 209 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 382 / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 178 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 213 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 391 / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Houston, United States 85 kg 173 / 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 214 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 387 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Anaheim, United States 85 kg 174 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) NM —
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg NM NM —
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou, China 85 kg 165 / 5 200 / 6 365 / 6
2014 Incheon, South Korea 85 kg 172 / 1 208 / 2 380 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 94 kg 175 / 2 NM —
Asian Championships
2008 Kanazawa, Japan 69 kg 131 / 10 NM —
2011 Tongling, China 85 kg 162 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 201 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 363 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea 85 kg 172 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 211 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 383 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2010 Sofia, Bulgaria 77 kg 160 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 187 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 347 / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2011 Penang, Malaysia 85 kg 168 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 378 / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Qatar Cup
2019 Doha, Qatar 96 kg 178 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 225 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 403 / 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fajr Cup
2016 Tehran, Iran 85 kg 175 / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 WR / 1st place, gold medalist(s) 395 WR / 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Tehran, Iran 96 kg NM NM —

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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