Sohrab Moradi
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 Moradi at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Iranian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1988 Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95.94 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –96 kg (2018-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mohammad Hossein Barkhah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sohrab Moradi (Persian: سهراب مرادی, born 22 September 1988) is a current world record holding retired Iranian [1] weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.[2] He currently holds the world record with a total of 417kg in the 94kg weight class.[3] He formerly held world records in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg weight class in 2009 and 2012.[4][2][5]
In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.[6] Any opioid, in general, causes suppression of testosterone and therefore, it is likely that individuals entering methadone treatment already have reduced testosterone levels.
