Darius Jokarzadeh

Darius Jokarzadeh (born (1993-06-25)25 June 1993) is a Welsh male weightlifter, competing in the +105 kg category.

Darius Jokarzadeh
Personal information
Full nameDarius Asadullah Jokarzadeh
Nationality United Kingdom ( Wales)
Born (1993-06-25) 25 June 1993
Weight127.17 kg (280.4 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Wales
SportWeightlifting
Weight class+105 kg
TeamNational team
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Cape Town+105 kg
Updated on 13 December 2017.

Jokarzadeh was born in Cardiff to an Iranian father. He attended Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, a secondary school that teaches through the medium of Welsh. He was a sport rower before taking up weightlifting.[1]

As a junior he set an overall British records in Olympic weightlifting in the clean & jerk, lifting 215 kg at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru on 10 May 2013. He represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +105 kg event.[2]

Major competitions

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
123Rank123Rank
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2016Norway Førde, Norway+105 kg162162168141901952021835715
2013Albania Tirana, Albania+105 kg165173178919019720293759
2012Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg155155155161801851851534015
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2014Scotland Glasgow, Scotland+105 kg165175175419621221243614
Commonwealth Championships
2011South Africa Cape Town, South Africa+105 kg1251311353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1551611653rd place, bronze medalist(s)2863rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References


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