Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Iranian weightlifter (1976–2017)
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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]
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| Nationality |  Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 July 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2017 (aged 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76.69 kg (169.1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 77 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He also won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships and a bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.
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 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Athens, Greece | 69 kg | 130 | 135 | 26 | 170 | 28 | 305 | 25 | |||
| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland | 77 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada | 77 kg | 150 | 155 | 7 | 197.5 | 202.5 |  | 357.5 | | ||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 77 kg | 140 | 35 | 181 | 188 | 13 | 328 | 21 | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2002 |  Busan, South Korea | 77 kg | 150 | 6 | 195 | 200 | 3 | 350 |  | |||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2003 |  Qinhuangdao, China | 77 kg | 155 | | 208 | | 363 |  | ||||
