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 (age 39)
Ardabil, Iran
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight152 kg (335 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 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 place 2012 London +105 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris +105 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou +105 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Pyeongtaek +105 kg

Major result edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012   London, United Kingdom +105 kg 198 204 204 3 237 245 251 3 449  
World Championships
2010   Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 185 185 191 7 228 228 235 4 426 5
2011   Paris, France +105 kg 193 193 198   228 233 241   439  
Asian Games
2010   Guangzhou, China +105 kg 185 191 195 2 226 232 237 3 427  
Asian Championships
2012   Pyeongtaek, South Korea +105 kg 188 193 196   223 231 238   431  

References edit

  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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