Kianoush Rostami

Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian Kurdish Olympian weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 85 kg event, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a total lift of 396 kilograms.

Kianoush Rostami
Kianoush Rostami with gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native nameکیانوش رستمی
NationalityIranian
Born (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991
Kermanshah, Iran
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2016)
Weight96 kg (212 lb) (2019)
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–96 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 179 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 225 kg (2019)
  • Total: 403 kg (2019)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro85 kg
2012 London85 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris85 kg
2014 Almaty85 kg
2015 Houston85 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon85 kg
Asian Championships
2020 Tashkent89 kg
2011 Tongling85 kg
2012 Pyeongtaek85 kg

Rostami won the silver medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. He originally took home the bronze medal, which ascended to a silver medal when Apti Aukhadov tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone from samples taken in 2012.

Despite having the third highest total at 96kg in Olympic qualifying, Rostami failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games, as he sat 31st in the ROBI point rankings because he scored zero points in the second qualification period (1 May 2019 to 31 October 2019) of the 2020 Olympics after missing all three lifts in the snatch portion of the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships.

Career

Rostami won the gold medal in the Men's 85 kg weight class at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships.

Rostami won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 85 kg event with a total of 380 kg. In June 2016, it was announced his silver medal ascendancy after Apti Aukhadov had tested positive for prohibited substances and therefore disqualified for a medal.[1][2]

In 2016, while competing at the Fajr Cup, in Tehran, Iran, Kianoush broke the Clean and jerk world record for his weight division, lifting 220 kg. Kianoush also broke the world record for his total, with 395 kg.[3]

Kianoush Rostami competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, representing Iran in the 85 kg weight division.[4] He won the gold medal in the 85 kg weight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics by tying an Olympic record with a 217 kg clean and jerk – set by Tian Tao just minutes prior – and setting a world record total with 396 kg.[5]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 London, United Kingdom85 kg17117417442092142143380
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil85 kg17417918212152152171396
World Championships
2010 Antalya, Turkey77 kg16116516519319819853544
2011 Paris, France85 kg169173176209219219382
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg173176178211212213391
2015 Houston, United States85 kg173178178214218219387
2017 Anaheim, United States85 kg170174174212212215------
2019 Pattaya, Thailand96 kg180180180--------------
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou, China85 kg159162165520020520563656
2014 Incheon, South Korea85 kg16616617212082122122380
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia94kg1751751852218220220------
Asian Championships
2008 Kanazawa, Japan69 kg12613113310------------
2011 Tongling, China85 kg157162166193198201363
2012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea85 kg168172175201211216383
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan89 kg167176176206206216373
Fajr Cup
2016 Tehran, Iran85 kg170175--210220--395
2019 Tehran, Iran96 kg161172--200210220392
2020 Rasht, Iran96 kg175175177--215225------
Qatar Cup
2019 Doha, Qatar 96 kg 172 177 178 210 220 225 403
World Junior Championships
2010 Sofia, Bulgaria85kg152157160182187187347
2011 Penang, Malaysia85kg162168171204204210378

References
  1. "London 2012: Four Olympic weightlifting champions test positive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. "Iran's Rostami awarded 2012 Olympic Games silver medal". tehrantimes.com. 17 June 2016.
  3. "First International Fajr Cup, IWF Grand Prix | Rio Olympic Games Qualification Event" (PDF). www.iwf.net. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. "Rostami Kianoush". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. "Weightlifting: Men's 85kg". bbc.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016.
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