Kianoush Rostami
Kianoush Rostami
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 23 July 1991 |
| Residence | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) (2016) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | –85 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal | |
Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian Olympic weightlifter. He represented Iran at the 2016 Olympic Games, in the category of 85 kg, he placed first, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a total lift of 396 kilograms.
Rostami also received a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, later upgraded to a silver after Apti Aukhadov tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone from samples taken in 2012.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 23 July 1991 |
| Residence | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) (2016) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event(s) | –85 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal | |
Career
Rostami won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.[1]
Rostami won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg category with a total of 380 kg. In June 2016 it was announced that the original silver medal winner Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances and therefore disqualified for his medal. Rostami's medal was upgraded to a silver medal.[2][3]
In 2016, while competing at the Fajr Cup, in Tehran, Iran, Kianoush broke the Clean and jerk world record for his weight division, lifting 220 kg. Kianoush also broke the world record for his total, with 395 kg.[4]
Kianoush Rostami competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, representing Iran in the 85 kg weight division.[5] He won the gold medal in the 85 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics by tying an Olympic record with a 217 kg clean and jerk – set by Tian Tao just minutes prior – and setting a world record total with 396 kg.[6]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Record (kg) / Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total | |||
| Olympic Games | |||||
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 85 kg | 171 / 4 | 209 / 3 | 380 / |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | 85 kg | 179 / 1 | 217 / 1 | 396 |
| World Championships | |||||
| 2010 | Antalya,Turkey | 77 kg | 161 / | 193 / 5 | 354 / 4 |
| 2011 | Paris, France | 85 kg | 173 / | 209 / | 382 / |
| 2014 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 85 kg | 178 / | 213 / | 391 / |
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 85 kg | 173 / | 214 / | 387 / |
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 85 kg | 174 / | No mark | No mark |
| Asian Games | |||||
| 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 85 kg | 165 / 5 | 200 / 6 | 365 / 6 |
| 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | 85 kg | 172 / 1 | 208 / 2 | 380 / |
| 2018 | Jakarta,Indonesia | 94 kg | 175 / 2 | No mark | No mark |
| Asian Championships | |||||
| 2008 | Kanazawa, Japan | 69 kg | 131 / 10 | No mark | No mark |
| 2011 | Tongling, China | 85 kg | 162 / | 201 / | 363 / |
| 2012 | Pyeongtaek, South Korea | 85 kg | 172 / | 211 / | 383 / |
| World Junior Championships | |||||
| 2010 | Sofia,Bulgaria | 77 kg | 160 / | 187 / | 347 / |
| 2011 | Penang, Malaysia | 85 kg | 168 / | 210 / | 378 / |
| Minor Competitions | |||||
| 2016 | Tehran,Iran(Fajr Cup) | 85 kg | 175 / 1 | 220 WR | 395 |