Rasoul Motamedi

Rasoul Motamedi (Persian: رسول معتمدی, born 9 November 1998) is an Iranian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He also won a gold medal at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg weight division.[2]

Rasoul Motamedi
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998
Weight101.70 kg (224 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event102 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 180 kg (2022)
  • Clean and jerk: 227 kg (2021)
  • Total: 400 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
2021 Tashkent102 kg
Asian Championships
2020 Tashkent102 kg
2022 Manama109 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya102 kg

He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[3][4] He was unable to compete at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships due to injury.[5]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg170170177215220220397
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kg145151157251851922012235823
Asian Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg166166173210220227400
2022 Manama, Bahrain109 kg170174180215217--397
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022 Konya, Turkey102 kg171175177217223232400
Junior World Championships
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan94 kg15115815891932002023534

References

  1. Oliver, Brian (15 December 2021). "Australia's long wait for world champion goes on as favourite Cikamatana bombs out". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "2020 Asian championship". iwrp.net.
  3. Oliver, Brian (16 October 2022). "Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. Oliver, Brian (22 November 2022). "Iran's weightlifting world champion Motamedi suffers Olympic qualifying injury blow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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