Alireza Yousefi
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 Yousefi at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 2003 Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 191 kg (421 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | +109 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alireza Yousefi (Persian: علیرضا یوسفی, born 27 August 2003) is an Iranian weightlifter, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.[1]
In 2019, Yousefi competed at the 2019 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the over 109 kg category setting 6 youth world records.[2] In 2022, Yousefi became the world junior weightlifting champion and held the record for the world super-heavyweight clean & jerk in the junior category.[3][4]
In 2024, Yousefi won the overall bronze medal at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the gold medal in the clean & jerk. In 2025, Yousefi underwent knee surgery on his right knee after tearing a ligament and meniscus and was out of action for the rest of the year.[5] He returned in February 2026 at the Iranian Weightlifting Pro League, where he won the competition.[6]
