Alireza Yousefi

Alireza Yousefi (Persian: علیرضا یوسفی, born 27 August 2003) is an Iranian weightlifter, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.^[1]

Alireza Yousefi

Yousefi at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Iran
Born	(2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 21) Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
Weight	191 kg (421 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 194 kg (2024) Clean and jerk: 262 kg (2024) Total: 456 kg (2024)
Medal record Representing  Iran Men's weightlifting World Championships 2024 Manama +109 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya +109 kg World Junior Championships 2022 Heraklion +109 kg 2023 Guadalajara +109 kg 2019 Suva +109 kg Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires +85 kg Asian Youth Championships 2018 Urgench +94 kg

In 2019, Yousefi competed at the 2019 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the over 109 kg category setting 6 youth world records.^[2] In 2022, Yousefi became the world junior weightlifting champion and held the record for the world super-heavyweight clean & jerk in the junior category.^[3][4]

In 2024, Yousefi won the overall bronze medal at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the gold medal in the clean & jerk. In 2025, Yousefi underwent knee surgery on his right knee after tearing a ligament and meniscus. He is expected to be out of active competition for six months.^[5]

Major results

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Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+109 kg	173	178	183	7	230	238	245	5	421	7
2024	Manama, Bahrain	+109 kg	184	191	194	5	248	258	262		456
Asian Championships
2023	Jinju, South Korea	+109 kg	176	184	190	4	236	246 JWR	249		436	4
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022	Konya, Turkey	+109 kg	171	176	181		230	241	241		411
Junior World Championships
2019	Suva, Fiji	+109 kg	156	163	171	4	212	225	233		396
2022	Heraklion, Greece	+109 kg	166	171	177		215	239	239		416
2023	Guadalajara, Mexico	+109 kg	173	180	--		225	240	240		420
Youth Olympic Games
2018	Buenos Aires, Argentina	+85 kg	150	156	162	3	202	211	218	1	380
Asian Youth Championships
2018	Urgench, Uzbekistan	+94 kg	136	141	144		176	186	195		330