Saeid Mohammadpour
Iranian weightlifter (born 1993)
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Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh (Persian: سعید محمدپور کرکرق, pronounced Sigh-eed Moha-mad-pour-car-kara, born March 3, 1993, in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.
FullnameSaeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh
Nationality
Iran
IranBornMarch 3, 1993 (age 33)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
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| Full name | Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 3, 1993 (age 33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105.00 kg (231.49 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Saeid finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2016 after retesting the samples of 2012 Summer Olympics athletes, it was discovered that the top four in his weight class had committed doping. Therefore, he became the gold medalist and Olympic Champion in 94 kg weightlifting category. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Paris. [1]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, United Kingdom | 94 kg | 177 | 180 | 183 | 1 | 219 | 1 | 402 |  | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2011 |  Paris، France | 94 kg | 173 | 179 | 181 | 4 | 216 | 221 |  | 402 | | |
| World Juniors Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2010 |  Sofia، Bulgaria | 94 kg | -- | 187 | 7 | --- | -- | |||||
| 2011 |  Penang، Malaysia | 94 kg | 166 | 171 | 175 | | 205 | 206 | 210 | | 385 | |
| 2012 |  Guate, Guatemala | 94 kg | 171 | 178 | | 215 |  | 393 | | |||
| World Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2009 |  Chiang Mai، Thailand | 85 kg | 138 | 142 | | 168 | 174 | | 316 | | ||
