Saeid Mohammadpour

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.

Saeid Mohammadpour

Mohammadpour during 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh
Nationality	Iran
Born	March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03) (age 32)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	105.00 kg (231.49 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 183 kg (2012, JAR) Clean and jerk: 221 kg (2011) Total: 402 kg (2011)
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Iran Olympic Games 2012 London 94 kg World Championships 2011 Paris 94 kg World Juniors Championships 2011 Penang 94 kg 2012 Guate 94 kg World Youth Championships 2009 Chiang Mai 85 kg

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

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	94 kg	177	180	183	1	219	224	226	1	402
World Championships
2011	Paris، France	94 kg	173	179	181	4	216	221	221		402
World Juniors Championships
2010	Sofia، Bulgaria	94 kg	160	160	162	--	187	195	195	7	---	--
2011	Penang، Malaysia	94 kg	166	171	175		205	206	210		385
2012	Guate, Guatemala	94 kg	171	178	182		215	217	223		393
World Youth Championships
2009	Chiang Mai، Thailand	85 kg	138	142	148		168	174	176		316