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
NationalityIranian
Born (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988
Sedeh, Isfahan, Iran
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight95.94 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–96 kg (2018-present)
Coached byMohammad 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 Janeiro94 kg
World Championships
2017 Anaheim94 kg
2018 Ashgabat96 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta94 kg
Asian Championships
2009 Taldykorgan85 kg
2012 Pyeongtaek85 kg
2008 Kanazawa77 kg

Major results

[5][6]

YearVenueWeightRecord (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012London, United Kingdom85 kgNMNM—
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil94 kg182 / 1221 / 1403 /
World Championships
2007Chiang Mai, Thailand77 kg153 / 14175 / 29328 / 22
2017Anaheim, United States94 kg184 / 233 WR / 417 WR /
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan96 kg186 WR / 230 WR / 416 WR /
Asian Games
2018Jakarta, Indonesia94 kg189 WR / 1221 / 1410 /
Asian Championships
2008Kanazawa, Japan77 kg146 / 179 / 4325 /
2009Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan85 kg168 / 199 / 367 /
2011Tongling, China85 kg157 / 5180 / 7337 / 6
2012Pyeongtaek, South Korea85 kg172 / 216 / 388 /
2013Astana, Kazakhstan85 kg158 / DQ200 / DQ358 / DQ
World Junior Championships
2008Cali, Colombia77 kg141 / 5177 / 4318 /
West Asian Championships
2020Dubai, United Arab Emirates96 kg163 / 207 / 370 /
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2017Ashgabat, Turkmenistan94 kg185 / 1228 / 1413 WR /
Asian Interclub Championship
2011Tashkent, Uzbekistan85 kg176 / 208 / 384 /
Qatar Cup
2016Doha, Qatar94 kg166 / 216 / 382 /
Fajr Cup
2016Tehran, Iran94 kg180 / 220 / 400 /
2019Tehran, Iran96 kgNMNM—
Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament
2019Gaziantep, Turkey109 kgDNSDNS—
49th "Challenge 210"
2019Tramelan, Switzerland102 kg80 / 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.


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