Rasoul Motamedi

Rasoul Motamedi (Persian: رسول معتمدی, born 9 November 1998) is an Iranian weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 102 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He also won a gold medal at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg weight division.[2]

Rasoul Motamedi
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998
Weight101.70 kg (224 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)102 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 180 kg (2022)
  • Clean and jerk: 227 kg (2021)
  • Total: 400 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent102 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent102 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Manama109 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya102 kg

He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[3][4] He was unable to compete at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships due to injury.[5]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg1701701772nd place, silver medalist(s)2152202201st place, gold medalist(s)3971st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia102 kg145151157251851922012235823
Asian Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg1661661733rd place, bronze medalist(s)2102202271st place, gold medalist(s)4001st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Bahrain Manama, Bahrain109 kg1701741801st place, gold medalist(s)215217--1st place, gold medalist(s)3971st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022Turkey Konya, Turkey102 kg1711751771st place, gold medalist(s)2172232321st place, gold medalist(s)4001st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2018Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan94 kg15115815891932002023rd place, bronze medalist(s)3534

References
  1. Oliver, Brian (15 December 2021). "Australia's long wait for world champion goes on as favourite Cikamatana bombs out". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. "2020 Asian championship". iwrp.net.
  3. Oliver, Brian (16 October 2022). "Record-breaker Minasyan completes golden double for hosts Bahrain at Asian Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. Oliver, Brian (22 November 2022). "Iran's weightlifting world champion Motamedi suffers Olympic qualifying injury blow". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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