Elham Hosseini

Seyedeh Elham Hosseini (Persian: سیده الهام حسینی) (born 16 September 1988) is an Iranian weightlifter. She won 3 gold medals in the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships event at the 81 kg, held in Manama, Bahrain.[3][4]

Elham Hosseini
Personal information
Native nameسیده الهام حسینی
Birth nameSeyedeh Elham Hosseini
Born (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988
Azna, Dorud, Lorestan, Iran[1]
Alma materShahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
Kharazmi University[2]
OccupationExercise physiology[2]
Weight80.85 kg (178.2 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)81 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 106 kg (2023)
  • Clean and jerk: 131 kg (2023)
  • Total: 237 kg (2023)
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama 81 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 81 kg

She is the first Iranian women who won Gold medal in Asian Weightlifting Championships ever.[5][6]

She is the record holder of Iranian women's weightlifting in 76 and 81 kg categories.video with subtitles

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand71 kg839091211031081121319116
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg919698811612512562236
2022Colombia Bogotá, Colombia81 kg98102104121211221271622615
2023Saudi Arabia Riadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg96101103211231251301622115
Asian Games
2023China Hangzhou, China87 kg959510010------------
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China71 kg737882793939861766
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan81 kg919999611111812242135
2022Bahrain Manama, Bahrain81 kg971001021st place, gold medalist(s)1211251281st place, gold medalist(s)2271st place, gold medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea81 kg101105106512513113162375
IWF Grand Prix
2019Qatar Doha, Qatar76 kg8489909106112117102029
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022Turkey Konya, Turkey81 kg951001031st place, gold medalist(s)1171231273rd place, bronze medalist(s)2233rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "زندگینامه: الهام حسینی (۱۳۶۷-)" [Biography of Elham Hosseini] (in Persian). Hamshahri Online. 2022-10-15.
  2. "!اولین طلای تاریخ وزنه‌برداری زنان ایران با استاد دانشگاه الهام حسینی" [The first gold in the history of Iranian women's weightlifting with the university professor: Elham Hosseini] (in Persian). Tabnak news. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. "دختر لر اولین طلایی تاریخ ایران در آسیا" [Lor's Girl started won gold medal for first time] (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 2022-10-14.
  4. "Iranian woman weightlifter Hosseini makes history". Tehran times. 2022-10-14.
  5. "استارت طلايى و تاريخى دختر ايرانى در بحرين" [Elham Hosseini started with gold medal] (in Persian). Varzesh 3. 2022-10-14.
  6. "الهام حسینی با طلای وزنه برداری آسیا تاریخ ساز شد" [Elham Hosseini made history with the Asian weightlifting gold]. www.iwsports.ir (in Persian). 2022-10-14.
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