Saeid Alihosseini
Saeid Alihosseini (Persian: سعيد علی حسينی, born 2 February 1988) is a former Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter. He failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009; the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years; in 2011, the ban was reduced to eight years.
![]() Alihosseini at the 2018 Asian Games | |
Personal information | |
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Native name | سعید علیحسینی |
Nationality | Iranian |
Born | Ardabil, Iran | 2 February 1988
Education | Ph.D. in sports physiology[1] |
Alma mater | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili[1] |
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 166.50 kg (367 lb)[2] |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event(s) | +109 kg |
Coached by | Aziz Alihosseini |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
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Medal record |
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Weightlifting career
Doping ban
Saeid had failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009;[3] the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years.[4] In 2011, after it was discovered that his coach (who had been banned himself) was doping his athletes without their knowledge, the ban was reduced to eight years.[5]
World Championships
In 2017 he was eligible to return to international competition, and competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. He won bronze medals in the snatch and clean & jerk, and after his teammate Behdad Salimi had his final clean and jerk overturned by the jury[6] Saeid won the silver medal.[7]
In 2018 Saeid was originally going to compete at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.[8][9]
Retirement
In November 2019, Alihosseini announced his retirement from the sport after losing hope of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[10]
Major Results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2017 | ![]() | +105 kg | 203 | ![]() | 236 | 243 | 251 | ![]() | 454 | ![]() | ||
Asian Games | ||||||||||||
2018 | ![]() | +105 kg | 201 | 208 | 1 | 240 | 248 | 3 | 456 | ![]() | ||
Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
2005 | ![]() | +105 kg | 171 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
2019 | ![]() | +109 kg | 170 | 9 | 201 | 220 | 6 | 390 | 8 | |||
World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
2006 | ![]() | +105 kg | 181 | ![]() | 215 | ![]() | 396 | ![]() | ||||
Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
2008 | ![]() | +105 kg | 206 JWR | ![]() | 245 JWR | ![]() | 451 JWR | ![]() | ||||
Asian Interclub Championship | ||||||||||||
2008 | ![]() | +105 kg | 200 | ![]() | 242 | ![]() | 442 | ![]() | ||||
References
- "Alihosseini Saeid". en.asiangames2018.id. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
- IWF.net. "Alihosseini Saeid IRI".
- IWF.net. "Doping Sanctions". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ESPN (26 October 2011). "Saeid Ali-Hosseini ban cut to 12 years". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Inside The Games (6 December 2017). "Exclusive: Iranian weightlifter says he was inspired by Justin Gatlin after podium finish following eight year ban". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- IWF.net (6 December 2017). "Rio 2016 Olympic champion Talakhadze is the superheavyweight world champion". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Tehran Times (6 December 2017). "Iran's weightlifter Alihosseini wins silver after eight-year doping ban". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Tehran Times (24 September 2018). "Saeid Alihosseini misses 2018 IWF World Championships". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- BarBend (24 September 2018). "Saeid Alihosseini not attending 2018 IWF World Championships". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Saeid Alihosseini (+109kg) announces retirement from weightlifting". barbend.com. 13 November 2019.
- "Hosseini Saeid Ali". iwrp.net.
- "9th seniur - 6th Junior Men & Women Asian Interclub Weightlifting championship". Archived from the original on 2012-05-23.
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