Sohrab Moradi Explained

Sohrab Moradi
Nationality:	Iranian
Birth Date:	22 September 1988
Birth Place:	Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Height:	1.71 m
Weight:	95.94 kg
Coach:	Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Sport:	Weightlifting
Event:	–96 kg (2018-present)
Show-Medals:	yes

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. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg class in 2009 and 2012.^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.^[5]

Major results

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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
			166	166	166	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
			178	179	182	1	221	234	234	1	403
World Championships
			145	145	153	14	175	175	175	29	328	22
		94 kg	176	182	184		220	233	--		417
			181	186	186 WR		223	230 WR	237		416 CWR
Asian Games
			182	189	189 WR	1	221	234	234	1	410
Asian Championships
		77 kg	142	146	150		173	176	179	4	325
		85 kg	163	165	168		193	197	199		367
		85 kg	151	157	157	5	180	190	193	7	337	6
		85 kg	168	172	175		210	216	216		388
		85 kg	158	158	161	--	190	200	--	--	--	DSQ
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	96 kg	170	174	174		210	220	220		384
2023	Jinju, South Korea	102 kg	157	162	166	9	200	210	221	7	362	8
World Junior Championships
2008		77 kg	141	141	141	5	170	177	177	4	318
Minor Competitions
2017	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG)	94 kg	176	181	185		220	220	228		413

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Iranian weightlifter Moradi announces retirement. Tehran Times. 30 June 2023. 5 July 2023.
2. Web site: Sohrab Moradi after 13 years moved Shahin Nassiri Nia Records. 28 April 2012. farsfoundation. 30 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120817000129/http://news.farsfoundation.net/en/sport/sport-in-asia/2083--sohrab-moradi-after-13-years-moved-shahin-nassiri-nia-records.html. 17 August 2012.
3. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sohrab-moradi Sohrab Moradi
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/sohrab-moradi-1.html Sohrab Moradi
5. Web site: Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel .
6. Web site: Moradi Sohrab IRI . iwf.net.
7. Web site: Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C'ship . tehrantimes.com. 28 February 2020 .