Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad (Persian: محمد‌علی فلاحتی‌نژاد, 15 July 1976, Tehran – 14 August 2017, Tehran) was an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships.[1][2]

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Personal information
Nationality Iran
Born(1976-07-15)15 July 1976
Died14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 41)
Weight76.69 kg (169.1 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2003)
  • Clean and jerk: 208 kg (2003)
  • Total: 363 kg (2003)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Vancouver77 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 Busan77 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Qinhuangdao77 kg

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece69 kg130135137.526170177.5177.52830525
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland77 kg145145145--195195200------
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada77 kg150155157.57197.5202.5210.51st place, gold medalist(s)357.51st place, gold medalist(s)
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand77 kg140145145351811881881332821
Asian Games
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea77 kg150150152.5619520020533503rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2003China Qinhuangdao, China77 kg1553rd place, bronze medalist(s)2081st place, gold medalist(s)3632nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

Specific
  1. "Former Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". Iran-Daily.com. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad-Ali Falahatinejad
  2. "Former world-class Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". China.org.cn. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad


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