Mart Seim Explained

Nationality:	Estonian
Residence:	Tallinn
Birth Date:	24 October 1990
Birth Place:	Rakvere, Estonia
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	+109 kg

Mart Seim (born 24 October 1990) is an Estonian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Seim competed for Estonia at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships finishing 4th with a total of 431 kg.^[1] At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he finished third at the men's +105 kg.^[2] After Aleksey Lovchev failed doping tests, Seim was promoted to second place (Silver), and Georgian Lasha Talakhadze to Gold.^[3]

Seim's father and grandfather were also weightlifters.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Rank	width=40	1	width=40	2	width=40	3	width=40	Rank
Olympic Games
			187	187	191	12	243	250	255	3	430	7
			175	180	183	9	220	237	237	9	400	9
World Championships
			180	185	188	11	234	243	246	4	431	4
			185	185	190	12	241	248	248		438
			185	191	195	7	245	251	253		444	5
			185	192	195	9	235	251	251	5	427	5
			175	175	175	20	225	230	230	16	400	17
			175	180	180	15	225	233	236	11	400	12
			170	175	177	16	220	220	220	16	397	15
			175	180	185	13	225	225	232	9	405	10
European Championships
		+105 kg	147	152	152	17	200	206	209	10	358	12
		+105 kg	165	170	170	11	220	220	221	5	386	8
		+105 kg	175	182	185	9	226	226	236		418	6
		+105 kg	185	185	191	6	235	239	250		424
		+105 kg	180	185	185	9	235	242	246		426	5
	align=left		+109 kg	170	170	175	5	220	220	–	5	395	4
Summer Universiade
		+105 kg	144	150	153	12	190	197	200	13	340	13

Notes and References

1. Web site: SEIM MART. International Weightlifting Federation.
2. Web site: SEIM MART. International Weightlifting Federation.
3. News: Beltadze . Georgi . Kuna võitja põrus dopingukontrollis, kerkis Mart Seim MM-hõbedale . Estonian . Because the winner failed in doping tests, Mart Seim acceded to World Championships Silver . Postimees . 2015-12-24 . 2015-12-25.