Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (Persian: محمد‌علی فلاحتی‌نژاد, 15 July 1976, Tehran – 14 August 2017, Tehran) was an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1][2]

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Personal information
Nationality Iran
Born(1976-07-15)15 July 1976
Died14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 41)
Weight76.69 kg (169.1 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2003)
  • Clean and jerk: 208 kg (2003)
  • Total: 363 kg (2003)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vancouver 77 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 77 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Qinhuangdao 77 kg

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999   Athens, Greece 69 kg 130 135 137.5 26 170 177.5 177.5 28 305 25
2002   Warsaw, Poland 77 kg 145 145 145 -- 195 195 200 -- -- --
2003   Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 150 155 157.5 7 197.5 202.5 210.5   357.5  
2007   Chiang Mai, Thailand 77 kg 140 145 145 35 181 188 188 13 328 21
Asian Games
2002   Busan, South Korea 77 kg 150 150 152.5 6 195 200 205 3 350  
Asian Championships
2003   Qinhuangdao, China 77 kg 155   208   363  

References edit

Specific
  1. ^ "Former Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". Iran-Daily.com. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad-Ali Falahatinejad
  2. ^ "Former world-class Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". China.org.cn. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad

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