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
2003 Vancouver77 kg
Asian Games
2002 Busan77 kg
Asian Championships
2003 Qinhuangdao77 kg

He also won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships and a bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999 Athens, Greece69 kg130135137.526170177.5177.52830525
2002 Warsaw, Poland77 kg145145145--195195200------
2003 Vancouver, Canada77 kg150155157.57197.5202.5210.5357.5
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand77 kg140145145351811881881332821
Asian Games
2002 Busan, South Korea77 kg150150152.561952002053350
Asian Championships
2003 Qinhuangdao, China77 kg155208363

References

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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