Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad

Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
Personal information
Nationality Iran
Born(1976-07-15)15 July 1976
Died14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 41)
Weight76.69 kg (169.1 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event77 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2003)
  • Clean and jerk: 208 kg (2003)
  • Total: 363 kg (2003)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vancouver 77 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 77 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Qinhuangdao 77 kg

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]

He also won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Weightlifting Championships and a bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
1999 Greece Athens, Greece 69 kg 130 135 137.5 26 170 177.5 177.5 28 305 25
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 77 kg 145 145 145 -- 195 195 200 -- -- --
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 150 155 157.5 7 197.5 202.5 210.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 357.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 77 kg 140 145 145 35 181 188 188 13 328 21
Asian Games
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 77 kg 150 150 152.5 6 195 200 205 3 350 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2003 China Qinhuangdao, China 77 kg 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 208 1st place, gold medalist(s) 363 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

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Specific
  1. ^ "Former Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". Iran-Daily.com. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad-Ali Falahatinejad
  2. ^ "Former world-class Iranian weightlifter dies at 41". China.org.cn. 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017. Mohammad Ali Falahatinejad
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