Sajjad Anoushiravani

Sajjad Anoushiravani Hamlabad ( born May 12, 1984 in Ardabil ) is an Iranian weightlifter. He won at the 2012 Olympics, the silver medal in the super heavyweight

Career

Sajjad Anoushiravani, a 1.92 meter tall and about 150 pounds heavier athlete, first appeared in 2010 on the international weightlifting stage. At this time he was already 26 years old. Probably contributed for this unusually late start to an international weightlifting career primarily the fact help that has been around for many years in Iran was an unusual breadth of excellent weightlifters, especially in the super heavyweight and are.

In September 2010, he competed at the World Championships in Antalya and came up with a duel capacity of 426 kg ( 191-235 ) on the 5th Place. Winner of this championship was his compatriot Behdad Salimikordasiabi, with whom he got to do it in the following competitions. In November 2010, Sajjad Anoushiravani occupied at the Asian Games in Guangzhou / / China 427 kg ( 195-232 ) the 3rd place and thus won his first medal at an international championship.

In 2011, he rose at the World Championships in Paris in a duel to 439 kg ( 198-241 ) and was so. Behind Behdad Salimikordasiabi who in a duel to 464 kg ( 214-250 ) came to 2nd place In the individual disciplines tearing and piercing, he won a bronze and a silver medal.

In the Asia Championship 2012 Sajjad Anoushiravani reached in a duel 431 kg ( 193-238 ) and thus placed 3rd. In excellent form, he was then at the Olympic Games 2012 in London. He grew up there in a duel to 449 kg ( 204-245 ), winning behind Behdad Salimikordasiabi, 455 kg ( 208-247 ), the silver medal. He referred to the Russians Ruslan Albegow who came to 448 kg ( 208-240 ), for its good shock performance on the 3rd place.

At the World Championships in 2013, he was not used because of differences with the Iranian Weightlifting Federation

International success

World Cup individual medals

  • World Championship silver medals: 2011/Stoßen
  • World Cup bronze medals: 2011/Reißen

Notes

  • All competitions in a duel, consisting of tearing and piercing
  • OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Cup
  • Super Heavyweight weight class over 105 kg body weight

Swell

  • Journal Athletics
  • Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig (IAT )
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