Kianoush Rostami
Personal information | |
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Native name | کیانوش رستمی |
Nationality | Iranian |
Born | Eslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province, Iran | 23 July 1991
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016) |
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) (2016) |
Sport | |
Country | Iran |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | –85 kg |
Achievements and titles | |
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Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian weightlifter. At the 2016 Olympic Games, in the category of 85 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new World Record with a total lift of 396 kg. He already has a bronze medal from the 2012 Olympics in London. Rostami trains alone, without a coach.[1]
Career
Kianoush Rostami was born in Eslamabad-e Gharb, Kermanshah Province.
He won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]
He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg category with a total of 380 kg. In June 2016 it was announced that the silver medal winner Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances and therefore disqualified for his medal. If confirmed, Rostami's medal will be upgraded to a silver medal.[3][4]
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.[5]
Kianoush Rostami competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, representing Iran in the 85 kg weight division.[6] 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.[7]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Record (kg) / Rank | ||
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Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total | |||
Olympic Games | |||||
2012 | London, England | 85 kg | 171 / 5 | 209 / 4 | 380 / [8][9] |
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 85 kg | 179 / 1 | 217 / 1 | 396 WR / |
World Championships | |||||
2010 | Antalya, Turkey | 77 kg | 161 / | 193 / 5 | 354 / 4 |
2011 | Paris, France | 85 kg | 173 / | 209 / | 382 / |
2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 85 kg | 178 / | 213 / | 391 / |
2015 | Houston, United States | 85 kg | 173 / | 214 / | 387 / |
Asian Games | |||||
2010 | Guangzhou, China | 85 kg | 165 / 5 | 200 / 6 | 365 / 6 |
2014 | Incheon, South Korea | 85 kg | 172 / 1 | 208 / 2 | 380 / |
Asian Championships | |||||
2008 | Kanazawa, Japan | 69 kg | 131 / 10 | No mark | No mark |
2011 | Tongling, China | 85 kg | 162 / | 201 / | 363 / |
2012 | Pyeongtaek, South Korea | 85 kg | 172 / | 211 / | 383 / |
World Junior Championships | |||||
2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 77 kg | 160 / | 187 / | 347 / |
2011 | Penang, Malaysia | 85 kg | 168 / | 210 / | 378 / |
Fajr Cup | |||||
2016 | Tehran, Iran | 85 kg | 175/ 1 | 220 WR / 1 | 395 WR / 1[10] |
References
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/world-record-and-gold-for-irans-kianoush-rostami-in-the-mens-85kg-weightlifting-2972489/
- ^ "Iranian lifter wins 2 golds at worlds". Press TV. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "London 2012: Four Olympic weightlifting champions test positive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Iran's Rostami awarded 2012 Olympic Games silver medal
- ^ "1st International Fajr Cup – IWF Grand Prix, Olympic Qualification Event | International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "ROSTAMI Kianoush". Rio 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/rio-2016/results/sports/weightlifting/mens-85kg.
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- ^ London 2012: 85 kg Men
- ^ "1st International Fajr Cup – IWF Grand Prix, Olympic Qualification Event | International Weightlifting Federation". www.iwf.net. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
External links
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Iranian Kurdish people
- Iranian weightlifters
- Iranian strength athletes
- People from Eslamabad-e Gharb
- Olympic weightlifters of Iran
- Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Iran
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Weightlifters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Kurdish sportspeople
- Yarsanis
- Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in weightlifting
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Male weightlifters
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Iranian weightlifting biography stubs
- Olympic silver medalists for Iran