Sohrab Moradi

Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی, born 22 September 1988) is a current world record holding retired Iranian ^[1] weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.^[2] He currently holds the world record with a total of 417kg in the 94kg weight class.^[3] He formerly held world records in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg weight class in 2009 and 2012.^[4][2][5]

Sohrab Moradi

Moradi at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 36) Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	95.94 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–96 kg (2018-present)
Coached by	Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 189 kg (2018, WR) Clean and jerk: 233 kg (2017, WR) Total: 417 kg (2017, CWR)
Medal record Representing  Iran Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 94 kg World Championships 2017 Anaheim 94 kg 2018 Ashgabat 96 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta 94 kg Asian Championships 2009 Taldykorgan 85 kg 2012 Pyeongtaek 85 kg 2020 Tashkent 96 kg 2008 Kanazawa 77 kg World Junior Championships 2008 Cali 77 kg

In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.^[6] Any opioid, in general, causes suppression of testosterone and therefore, it is likely that individuals entering methadone treatment already have reduced testosterone levels.

Major results

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Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2012	London, United Kingdom	85 kg	166	166	166	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	94 kg	178	179	182	1	221	234	234	1	403
World Championships
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	77 kg	145	145	153	14	175	175	175	29	328	22
2017	Anaheim, United States	94 kg	176	182	184		220	233 CWR	--		417 CWR
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	96 kg	181	186	186 WR		223	230 WR	237		416 WR
Asian Games
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	94kg	182	189	189 CWR	1	221	234	234	1	410
Asian Championships
2008	Kanazawa, Japan	77 kg	142	146	150		173	176	179	4	325
2009	Taldykorgan, kazakhstan	85 kg	163	165	168		193	197	199		367
2011	Tongling, China	85 kg	151	157	157	5	180	190	193	7	337	6
2012	Pyeongtaek, South Korea	85 kg	168	172	175		210	216	216		388
2013	Astana, Kazakhstan	85 kg	158	158	161	--	190	200	--	--	--	DSQ
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	96 kg	170	174	174		210	220	220		384
2023	Jinju, South Korea	102 kg	157	162	166	9	200	210	221	7	362	8
World Junior Championships
2008	Cali, Colombia	77 kg	141	141	141	5	170	177	177	4	318
Minor Competitions
2017	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG)	94 kg	176	181	185		220	220	228		413