Hossein Tavakkoli

Hossein Tavakkoli (Persian: حسین توکلی; born January 10, 1978, in Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2017, he start training Ehsan Hadadi, an olympic silver medalist in discus throwing, for 2020 Olympic Games preparation.[1]

Hossein Tavakkoli
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1978-01-10) January 10, 1978
Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
Sportweightlifter
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney105 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 Busan105 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Wuhan105 kg
Silver medal – second place2004 Almaty105 kg

Major result
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia105 kg190195195223023523524251st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece105 kg1801851908215222.5227.55407.55
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey105 kg1851901909220220220------
2002Poland Warszawa, Poland105 kg1851901907222.523023544155
Asian Games
1998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand105 kg175521553905
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea105 kg180180187.55220230232.534003rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
1999China Wuhan, China105 kg1752nd place, silver medalist(s)225.51st place, gold medalist(s)400.51st place, gold medalist(s)
2004Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan105 kg1801st place, gold medalist(s)2102nd place, silver medalist(s)3902nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1997South Africa Cape Town, South Africa99 kg140150150616517018053206
1998Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria105 kg160160160--185192.5197.55----

References
  1. "Men 105 kg Archives | Page 3 of 3".


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