Behdad Salimi

Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (Persian: بهداد سلیمی كردآسیابی, born 8 December 1989) is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, 2010–2018 Asian Games, 2010 and 2011 World Championships and 2009–2012 Asian Championships. He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games.[1][4][5][6]

Behdad Salimi
Salimi at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameBehdad Salimi Kordasiabi
Nickname(s)"Iranian Hercules"
NationalityIranian
Born (1989-12-08) 8 December 1989
Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
EducationPhysical Education[1]
Alma materQaemshahr University
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1][2][3]
Sport
CountryIran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
ClubZob Ahan
Melli Haffari[2]
Coached byGhasem Ghazalian
Kourosh Bagheri
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 216 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2014, AGR)
  • Total: 465 kg (2014, AGR)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London+105 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Antalya+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Paris+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Almaty+105 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Anaheim+105 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta+105 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Taldykorgan+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Tongling+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Pyeongtaek+105 kg

Career
Salimi with coaches at the 2018 Asian Games

At the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships Salimi won the gold medal in the +105kg category.[7] Salimi won gold again in the +105kg category at the 2010 Asian Games with a 205kg snatch and a 235kg clean and jerk.[8]

Salimi won the gold medal at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France on 13 November 2011 and set a new snatch world record of 214kg.[9]

Salimi became the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the +105kg category on 7 August 2012 with a 208kg snatch and a 247kg clean and jerk for a total of 455kg.[10][11]

Despite a torn ACL, total knee re-construction and over two years out of the game, Behdad Salimi returned to weightlifting in 2016 to compete in the Fajr Cup, held in Tehran, Iran and won gold.[12]

At the Rio 2016 Olympics,[13] he broke the world record snatch set moments before by Lasha Talakhadze, making 216kg, in the clean and jerk he initially completed a lift of 245kg which was approved by 2 of the three judges before being disqualified by the 5 member jury.[14] Iran’s National Olympics Committee filed an application to the CAS.[15] The International Weightlifting Federation website was hacked[16] the next morning and its Instagram page flooded with over 285,000 comments.[17]

Leaving National Team

After 2012 London Olympic games he and other Olympic medalists of Iran protested against Iran's national weightlifting team head coach Kourosh Bagheri for using offensive language in training and declined to attend national team exercises. As a result of a heavy argument on a live TV debate between Salimi and Kourosh Bagheri, the Iranian Weightlifting Federation dismissed Salimi and other weightlifters and did not invite any of the London medalists for the 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships and 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.[18]

Retirement

After winning his third gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, with a total of 461kg, Salimi announced his retirement from the sport.[19][20]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, United Kingdom+105 kg2012052082247264--14551st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg206211216 WR1245245245---
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg2032082112nd place, silver medalist(s)2412452472nd place, silver medalist(s)4531st place, gold medalist(s)
2011France Paris, France+105 kg201209214 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)2412502601st place, gold medalist(s)4641st place, gold medalist(s)
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg2062112112nd place, silver medalist(s)2462512573rd place, bronze medalist(s)4572nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017United States Anaheim, United States+105 kg2052112162nd place, silver medalist(s)24124225254533rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games
2010China Guangzhou, China+105 kg201201205123524124124401st place, gold medalist(s)
2014South Korea Incheon, South Korea+105 kg2002102151241255--14651st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia+105 kg200206208223724625314611st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2009Kazakhstan Taldykorgan, kazakhstan+105 kg1801901971st place, gold medalist(s)220231--1st place, gold medalist(s)4211st place, gold medalist(s)
2011China Tongling, China+105 kg2002052081st place, gold medalist(s)241250--1st place, gold medalist(s)4581st place, gold medalist(s)
2012South Korea Pyeongtaek, South Korea+105 kg1962012061st place, gold medalist(s)2452602601st place, gold medalist(s)4511st place, gold medalist(s)
Fajr cup
2016Iran Tehran, Iran+105 kg1952012051st place, gold medalist(s)2252312313rd place, bronze medalist(s)4301st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2008Colombia Cali, Colombia+105 kg1811861902nd place, silver medalist(s)2202262263rd place, bronze medalist(s)4063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009Romania Bucharest, Romania+105 kg1811901951st place, gold medalist(s)2222282351st place, gold medalist(s)4231st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Junior Championships
2008South Korea Jeonju, South Korea+105 kg1852nd place, silver medalist(s)2222nd place, silver medalist(s)4072nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References
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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Behdad Salimi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. Behdad Salimi. London2012.com. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
  4. "Behdad Salimikordasiabi". IWF.net. IWF. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. سليمي به تيم وزنه‌برداري ذوب آهن پيوست ورزش ۳
  6. Jury Panel Lets Iran’s Salimi Down in Men's 105+kg. Kayhan.ir (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-30.
  7. "Behdad Salimi Wins the Supers at the World Weightlifting Championships". IronMind. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  8. "Asian Games Weightlifting: Behdad Salimi Wins the Supers!". IronMind. 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  9. "Behdad Salimi: 216-kg World Record Snatch". IronMind. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  10. "Iran's Behdad Salimi Won Gold Medal in Men's Weightlifting +105kg". Kabir News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  11. London 2012 105kg superheavyweight men – Olympic Weightlifting. London2012.com. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
  12. Bend, Bar (2 June 2016). "Behdad Salimi Returns to Competition, Goes 205/225 at Fajr Cup". Bar Bend Blog. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  13. "Top weightlifters to watch in Rio". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  14. "Weightlifting: Georgian lifts gold as Iran cry foul". Reuters. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. Iran files application to CAS on Salimi’s case – Mehr News Agency. En.mehrnews.com (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 2018-08-30.
  16. "Weightlifting under fire from angry Iranians: 1.6 million times". Reuters. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  17. International Weightlifting Federation website hacked after Iranian’s controversial Olympic exit. AFP via Japan Times
  18. All Things Gym (15 July 2013). "Weightlifting News: Iranian Weightlifters Leave / Got Kicked Off Team". Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  19. "Iranian Weightlifter Behdad Salimi Announces Retirement After 2018 Asian Games - BarBend". BarBend. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  20. سایت شبکه ورزش – بهداد سلیمی در گفتگوی اختصاصی با شبکه ورزش سیما از دنیای حرفه ای خداحافظی کرد ,بهداد سلیمی Archived 27 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Varzeshtv.ir. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
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