Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh (Persian: سعید محمدپور کرکرق, pronounced Sigh-eed Moha-mad-pour-car-kara, born March 3, 1993, in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.
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| Full name | Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 3, 1993 (age 31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105.00 kg (231.49 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Saeid finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2016 after retesting the samples of 2012 Summer Olympics athletes, it was discovered that the top four in his weight class had committed doping. Therefore, he became the gold medalist and Olympic Champion in 94 kg weightlifting category. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Paris. [1]
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 | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom |
94 kg | 177 | 180 | 183 | 1 | 219 | 6 | 402 | 
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris، France |
94 kg | 173 | 179 | 181 | 4 | 216 | 221 |  |
402 |
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| World Juniors Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Sofia، Bulgaria |
94 kg | -- | 187 | 7 | --- | -- | |||||
| 2011 |  Penang، Malaysia |
94 kg | 166 | 171 | 175 | |
205 | 206 | 210 | |
385 |
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| 2012 |  Guate, Guatemala |
94 kg | 171 | 178 | |
215 |  |
393 |
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| World Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2009 |  Chiang Mai، Thailand |
85 kg | 138 | 142 | |
168 | 174 | |
316 |
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References edit
- ^ "Ilyin wins 94kg gold at weightlifting worlds". mysanantonio.com. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
- Saeid MOHAMMADPOURKARKARAGH at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Saeid MOHAMMADPOUR KARKARAGH at Olympics.com
- Saeid Mohammadpour Karkarach at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Saeid Mohammadpour at Olympedia
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