Sohrab Moradi

Sohrab Moradi
Moradi at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988
Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight95.94 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event–96 kg (2018-present)
Coached byMohammad Hossein Barkhah
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 189 kg (2018, WR)
  • Clean and jerk: 233 kg (2017, WR)
  • Total: 417 kg (2017, CWR)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 94 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Anaheim 94 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ashgabat 96 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 94 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Taldykorgan 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Pyeongtaek 85 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent 96 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kanazawa 77 kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Cali 77 kg

Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی, born 22 September 1988) is a current world record holding retired Iranian [1] weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[2] He currently holds the world record with a total of 417kg in the 94kg weight class.[3] He formerly held world records in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg weight class in 2009 and 2012.[4][2][5]

In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.[6] Any opioid, in general, causes suppression of testosterone and therefore, it is likely that individuals entering methadone treatment already have reduced testosterone levels.

Major results

[7][8]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 85 kg 166 166 166 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 94 kg 178 179 182 1 221 234 234 1 403 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 77 kg 145 145 153 14 175 175 175 29 328 22
2017 United States Anaheim, United States 94 kg 176 182 184 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 233 CWR -- 1st place, gold medalist(s) 417 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 96 kg 181 186 186 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 223 230 WR 237 1st place, gold medalist(s) 416 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 94kg 182 189 189 CWR 1 221 234 234 1 410 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2008 Japan Kanazawa, Japan 77 kg 142 146 150 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 173 176 179 4 325 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009 Kazakhstan Taldykorgan, kazakhstan 85 kg 163 165 168 1st place, gold medalist(s) 193 197 199 1st place, gold medalist(s) 367 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2011 China Tongling, China 85 kg 151 157 157 5 180 190 193 7 337 6
2012 South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea 85 kg 168 172 175 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 210 216 216 1st place, gold medalist(s) 388 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 85 kg 158 158 161 -- 190 200 -- -- -- DSQ
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 96 kg 170 174 174 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 210 220 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 384 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 South Korea Jinju, South Korea 102 kg 157 162 166 9 200 210 221 7 362 8
World Junior Championships
2008 Colombia Cali, Colombia 77 kg 141 141 141 5 170 177 177 4 318 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Minor Competitions
2017 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG) 94 kg 176 181 185 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 220 228 1st place, gold medalist(s) 413 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Iranian weightlifter Moradi announces retirement". Tehran Times. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sohrab Moradi Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "STRENGTH RECORD, Weightlifting World Records". www.strengthrecord.com. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Sohrab Moradi after 13 years moved Shahin Nassiri Nia Records". farsfoundation. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ Sohrab Moradi. sports-reference.com
  6. ^ "Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel".
  7. ^ "Moradi Sohrab IRI". iwf.net.
  8. ^ "Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C'ship". tehrantimes.com. 28 February 2020.
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