Fernando Reis

Fernando Saraiva Reis (born March 10, 1990) is a Brazilian weightlifter. He competed at both the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and the 2016 Rio Games[1] finishing 11th and 5th overall respectively. He won a bronze medal in the 2018 World Championships, and he is a three-time Pan American Games champion.

Fernando Reis
Reis in 2016
Personal information
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990
São Paulo, São Paulo
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight146 kg (322 lb)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubPinheiros
Coached byLuis López[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Ashgabat+109 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Guadalajara+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Toronto+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima+109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Antigua Guatemala+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Caracas+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Santo Domingo+105 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Santo Domingo+109 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Santiago+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Medellín+105 kg

Career

Reis competed at the 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships where he won the bronze medal in Snatch and placed fourth in Total. This was Brazil's first ever medal at the Weightlifting World Championships in any age group, gender or weight class.[4] That same year he won a silver medal at the 2010 South American Games.[5]

In April 2011, Reis tested positive for methylhexanamine and was suspended for six months.[4] He returned just in time to win the gold medal in the 105+ kg category at the 2011 Pan American Games. With this performance he became the first Brazilian weightlifter to win a gold medal in the Pan American Games.[6]

Reis originally placed 12th at the 2012 Olympics in the +105 kg event, but was bumped up to 11th after Yauheni Zharnasek failed a doping retest in 2016.[3] In 2015, Reis won the gold medal at the Pan American Games with the championship record and Brazilian record (Snatch: 192 kg, Clean and jerk: 235 kg, Total: 427 kg).[7] Reis finished in 10th at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships and set the Brazilian record in snatch with 195 kg.[8]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics he finished 5th in the Men's +105 kg, and broke the Panamerican Record in the Clean and Jerk and Total (195 in Snatch and 240 in Clean & Jerk, total 435 kg).[9] In 2019 he won his third consecutive gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in the +109 kg category.

At the 2018 Pan American Weightlifting, he again broke his Americas Snatch record by lifting 201 kg. In the Clean & Jerk he made 235 kg, and in the overall total, 436 kg, winning gold in all three events.[10]

At the 2018 World Championships, held in November, Reis obtained a historic 4th place for Brazil in the overall total, the country's best position of all time, with the mark of 436 kg (201 kg in the snatch and 235 kg in the Clean & Jerk). He came very close to winning the bronze medal, when he lifted the weight to 245 kg in the Clean & Jerk, but the judges did not consider the lift valid because of the position of the arms. On March 20, 2021, the International Weightlifting Federation announced that Rustam Djangabaev's results at the 2018 World Championships have been nullified. Reis was then promoted to bronze medal position in total, and fourth in both snatch and clean & jerk. This was Brazil's first medal in the history of the World Weightlifting Championships.[11]

At the Pan American Games in Lima 2019, despite still recovering from knee surgery, performed at the end of 2018, he easily won the third championship, lifting 420 kg in total, against 399 for the athlete who won silver.[12]

Records

He has set 5 Panamerican records and he currently owns the Panamerican record for all three lifts in the +105 kg weight category.

Personal life

Reis took up weightlifting aged 11. He is a fan of car racing, his idol in sport is Ayrton Senna.[2]

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 kg17818018612220225--1140011
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil+105 kg1901951955240 PMR245 247 5435 PMR5
World Championships
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg15515515529190 190--2734526
2011France Paris, France+105 kg170176181202072122171639317
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland+105 kg1821821881022322823064107
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg182190190822523023574209
2015United States Houston, United States+105 kg19019519572302402401242510
2017United States Anaheim, United States+105 kg192200 PMR20442402472486440 PMR6
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan+109 kg193198201423524524644363rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand+109 kg185191192522523223694248
Pan American Games
2011Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico+105 kg176181185121121622514101st place, gold medalist(s)
2015Canada Toronto, Canada+105 kg1801921951221235--14271st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Peru Lima, Peru+109 kg180185190121222023014201st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2010Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala+105kg165----4203----53684
2012Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala+105kg1801901901st place, gold medalist(s)2202302351st place, gold medalist(s)4101st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Venezuela Isla Margarita, Venezuela+105kg1751801871st place, gold medalist(s)2172222271st place, gold medalist(s)4071st place, gold medalist(s)
2014Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic+105kg1801871911st place, gold medalist(s)215----------
2018Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic+105kg190196201 PMR1st place, gold medalist(s)2262352451st place, gold medalist(s)4361st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Fernando Saraiva Reis Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com
  2. Fernando Saraiva Reis. cob.org.br
  3. Fernando Reis Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  4. Lance (in Portuguese)
  5. "Fernando Reis made history for Brazil". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  6. "My son made me proud". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  7. "2015 Toronto". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  8. "Russo quebra recorde mundial e leva o ouro; Fernando Reis termina em 11º". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  9. "Fernando Reis faz melhor marca da carreira, mas fica a 13kg do bronze". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  10. Fernando Reis bate recorde no arranco, e Brasil finaliza Pan com 6 medalhas
  11. "Fernando Reis herda bronze e se torna 1º medalhista do Brasil em um Mundial de levantamento de pesos". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. Fernando Reis sobra diante dos rivais e fatura o tricampeonato do Pan no levantamento de peso
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