Saeid Alihosseini (Persian: سعيد علی حسينی, born 2 February 1988) is a former Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter. He failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009; the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years; in 2011, the ban was reduced to eight years.
 Alihosseini at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | سعید علیحسینی | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1988 Ardabil, Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Ph.D. in sports physiology[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 166.50 kg (367 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | +109 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Aziz Alihosseini | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Weightlifting career edit
Doping ban edit
Saeid had failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009;[3] the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years.[4] In 2011, after it was discovered that his coach (who had been banned himself) was doping his athletes without their knowledge, the ban was reduced to eight years.[5]
World Championships edit
In 2017 he was eligible to return to international competition, and competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. He won bronze medals in the snatch and clean & jerk, and after his teammate Behdad Salimi had his final clean and jerk overturned by the jury[6] Saeid won the silver medal.[7]
In 2018 Saeid was originally going to compete at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.[8][9]
Retirement edit
In November 2019, Alihosseini announced his retirement from the sport after losing hope of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[10]
Major Results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States |
+105 kg | 203 |  |
236 | 243 | 251 | |
454 | 
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| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
+105 kg | 201 | 208 | 1 | 240 | 248 | 3 | 456 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
+105 kg | 171 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 2019 |  Ningbo, China |
+109 kg | 170 | 9 | 201 | 220 | 6 | 390 | 8 | |||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Hangzhou, China |
+105 kg | 181 | |
215 | |
396 | 
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| Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Jeonju, South Korea |
+105 kg | 206 JWR | |
245 JWR | |
451 JWR |
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| Asian Interclub Championship | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Goyang, South Korea |
+105 kg | 200 | |
242 | |
442 |
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Alihosseini Saeid". en.asiangames2018.id. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b IWF.net. "Alihosseini Saeid IRI".
- ^ IWF.net. "Doping Sanctions". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ ESPN (26 October 2011). "Saeid Ali-Hosseini ban cut to 12 years". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Inside The Games (6 December 2017). "Exclusive: Iranian weightlifter says he was inspired by Justin Gatlin after podium finish following eight year ban". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ IWF.net (6 December 2017). "Rio 2016 Olympic champion Talakhadze is the superheavyweight world champion". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Tehran Times (6 December 2017). "Iran's weightlifter Alihosseini wins silver after eight-year doping ban". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Tehran Times (24 September 2018). "Saeid Alihosseini misses 2018 IWF World Championships". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ BarBend (24 September 2018). "Saeid Alihosseini not attending 2018 IWF World Championships". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Saeid Alihosseini (+109kg) announces retirement from weightlifting". barbend.com. 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Hosseini Saeid Ali". iwrp.net.
- ^ "9th seniur - 6th Junior Men & Women Asian Interclub Weightlifting championship". Archived from the original on 2012-05-23.
