Sohrab Moradi

Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی‎, born 22 September 1988) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[1] He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg class in 2009 and 2012.[2][1][3] He was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.[4]

Sohrab Moradi

Moradi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	22 September 1988 Sedeh, Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	95.94 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–96 kg (2018-present)
Coached by	Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 189 kg (2018, WR) Clean and jerk: 233 kg (2017, WR) Total: 417 kg (2017, WR)
Medal record Representing  Iran Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 94 kg World Championships 2017 Anaheim 94 kg 2018 Ashgabat 96 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 94 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taldykorgan 85 kg 2012 Pyeongtaek 85 kg 2008 Kanazawa 77 kg

Major results

[5][6]

Year	Venue	Weight	Record (kg) / Rank
			Snatch	Cl&Jerk	Total
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	85 kg	NM	NM	—
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	94 kg	182 / 1	221 / 1	403 /
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	77 kg	153 / 14	175 / 29	328 / 22
2017	Anaheim, United States	94 kg	184 /	233 WR /	417 WR /
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	96 kg	186 WR /	230 WR /	416 WR /
Asian Games
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	94 kg	189 WR / 1	221 / 1	410 /
Asian Championships
2008	Kanazawa, Japan	77 kg	146 /	179 / 4	325 /
2009	Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan	85 kg	168 /	199 /	367 /
2011	Tongling, China	85 kg	157 / 5	180 / 7	337 / 6
2012	Pyeongtaek, South Korea	85 kg	172 /	216 /	388 /
2013	Astana, Kazakhstan	85 kg	158 / DQ	200 / DQ	358 / DQ
World Junior Championships
2008	Cali, Colombia	77 kg	141 / 5	177 / 4	318 /
West Asian Championships
2020	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	96 kg	163 /	207 /	370 /
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2017	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	94 kg	185 / 1	228 / 1	413 WR /
Asian Interclub Championship
2011	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	85 kg	176 /	208 /	384 /
Qatar Cup
2016	Doha, Qatar	94 kg	166 /	216 /	382 /
Fajr Cup
2016	Tehran, Iran	94 kg	180 /	220 /	400 /
2019	Tehran, Iran	96 kg	NM	NM	—
Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019	Gaziantep, Turkey	109 kg	DNS	DNS	—
49th "Challenge 210"
2019	Tramelan, Switzerland	102 kg	80 /	120 /	200 /

References

1. Sohrab Moradi Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
2. "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.
3. Sohrab Moradi. sports-reference.com
4. "Olympics: Iran doper defends gold, Polish brothers".
5. "Moradi Sohrab IRI". iwf.net.
6. "Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C'ship". tehrantimes.com.

External links

• Sohrab Moradi at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sohrab Moradi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• IWRP Profile
• Profile