Saeid Mohammadpour
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| Full name | Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 3, 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105.00 kg (231.49 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh (Persian: سعید محمدپور کرکرق, born March 3, 1993 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.
Saeid Mohammedpour Karkaragh (Pronunciation: Sa-eed Moha-mad-pour car-carag) 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
| Year | Venue | Weight | Record (kg) / Rank | ||
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| Olympic Games | |||||
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 94 kg | 183 / 2 | 219 / 1 | 402 / 
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| World Championships | |||||
| 2011 | Paris, France | 94 kg | 181 / 4 | 221 /  |
402 /
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| World Junior Championships | |||||
| 2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 94 kg | No mark | 187 / 7 | No mark |
| 2011 | Penang, Malaysia | 94 kg | 175 / |
210 / |
385 /
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| 2012 | Antigua, Guatemala | 94 kg | 178 / |
215 /  |
393 /
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| World Youth Championships | |||||
| 2009 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 85 kg | 142 / |
174 / |
316 /
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References
- ^ "Ilyin wins 94kg gold at weightlifting worlds". mysanantonio.com. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.[permanent dead link]
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