Seyedeh Elham Hosseini (Persian: سیده الهام حسینی; born 16 September 1988) is an Iranian weightlifter. She won 3 gold medals in the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships event at the 81 kg, held in Manama, Bahrain.[3][4]
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| Native name | سیده الهام حسینی | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Seyedeh Elham Hosseini | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1988 Azna, Dorud, Lorestan, Iran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University Kharazmi University[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Exercise physiology[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80.85 kg (178.2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 81 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She is the first Iranian women who won Gold medal in Asian Weightlifting Championships ever.[5][6]
She is the record holder of Iranian women's weightlifting in 76 and 81 kg categories.video with subtitles
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
71 kg | 83 | 21 | 103 | 108 | 13 | 191 | 16 | |||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
81 kg | 91 | 96 | 98 | 8 | 116 | 125 | 6 | 223 | 6 | |
| 2022 |  Bogotá, Colombia |
81 kg | 98 | 104 | 12 | 122 | 16 | 226 | 15 | |||
| 2023 |  Riadh, Saudi Arabia |
81 kg | 96 | 21 | 125 | 16 | 221 | 15 | ||||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |  Hangzhou, China |
87 kg | 95 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ningbo, China |
71 kg | 73 | 78 | 7 | 93 | 98 | 6 | 176 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
81 kg | 91 | 6 | 111 | 118 | 122 | 4 | 213 | 5 | ||
| 2022 |  Manama, Bahrain |
81 kg | 97 | 100 | 102 |  |
121 | 125 | |
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| 2023 |  Jinju, South Korea |
81 kg | 101 | 106 | 5 | 125 | 131 | 6 | 237 | 5 | ||
| IWF Grand Prix | ||||||||||||
| 2019 |  Doha, Qatar |
76 kg | 84 | 90 | 9 | 106 | 112 | 10 | 202 | 9 | ||
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 |  Konya, Turkey |
81 kg | 95 | 100 | |
117 | 123 |  |
223 |
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References edit
- ^ "زندگینامه: الهام حسینی (۱۳۶۷-)" [Biography of Elham Hosseini] (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 2022-10-15.
- ^ a b "!اولین طلای تاریخ وزنه‌برداری زنان ایران با استاد دانشگاه الهام حسینی" [The first gold in the history of Iranian women's weightlifting with the university professor: Elham Hosseini] (in Persian). Tabnak news. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "دختر لر، اولین طلایی تاریخ ایران در آسیا" [Lor's Girl started won gold medal for first time] (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Iranian woman weightlifter Hosseini makes history". Tehran times. 2022-10-14.
- ^ "استارت طلايى و تاريخى دختر ايرانى در بحرين" [Elham Hosseini started with gold medal] (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 2022-10-14.
- ^ "الهام حسینی با طلای وزنه‌برداری آسیا تاریخ‌ساز شد" [Elham Hosseini made history with the Asian weightlifting gold]. www.iwsports.ir (in Persian). 2022-10-14.
External links edit
- Elham Hosseini at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Elham Hosseini at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Elham Hosseini at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Profile at Sports Reference
- video of her 3 gold medals won in 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships (2 record of Iran)
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