Sajjad Anoushiravani

Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad (Persian: سجاد انوشیروانی حمل‌آباد, born 12 May 1984 in Ardabil) is an Iranian weightlifter in the +105 kg category . He was the head coach of Iran's weightlifting team at Rio Olympics in summer 2016, that won two golds. Sajjad won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's +105 kg category with a total of 449 kg.[1]

Sajjad Anoushiravani
Anoushiravani (left) winning the Silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad
Nationality Iran
Born (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984
Ardabil, Iran
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight152 kg (335 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 204 kg (2012)
  • Clean and jerk: 245 kg (2012)
  • Total: 449 kg (2012)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's weightlifting
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London+105 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Paris+105 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 Guangzhou+105 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Pyeongtaek+105 kg

Major result
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom+105 kg198204204323724525134492nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg185185191722822823544265
2011France Paris, France+105 kg1931931983rd place, bronze medalist(s)2282332412nd place, silver medalist(s)4392nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Games
2010China Guangzhou, China+105 kg185191195222623223734273rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2012South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea+105 kg1881931963rd place, bronze medalist(s)2232312382nd place, silver medalist(s)4313rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sajjad Anoushiravani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.


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