Hossein Tavakkoli

Hossein Tavakkoli (Persian: حسین توکلی; born January 10, 1978, in Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2017, he start training Ehsan Hadadi, an olympic silver medalist in discus throwing, for 2020 Olympic Games preparation.

Hossein Tavakkoli

Personal information
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1978-01-10) January 10, 1978 Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran, Iran
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	weightlifter
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Iran Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 105 kg Asian Games 2002 Busan 105 kg Asian Championships 1999 Wuhan 105 kg 2004 Almaty 105 kg

Major result

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2000	Sydney, Australia	105 kg	190	195	195	2	230	235	235	2	425
World Championships
1999	Athens, Greece	105 kg	180	185	190	8	215	222.5	227.5	5	407.5	5
2001	Antalya, Turkey	105 kg	185	190	190	9	220	220	220	--	--	--
2002	Warszawa, Poland	105 kg	185	190	190	7	222.5	230	235	4	415	5
Asian Games
1998	Bangkok, Thailand	105 kg	175			5	215			5	390	5
2002	Busan, South Korea	105 kg	180	180	187.5	5	220	230	232.5	3	400
Asian Championships
1999	Wuhan, China	105 kg	175				225.5				400.5
2004	Almaty, Kazakhstan	105 kg	180				210				390
World Junior Championships
1997	Cape Town, South Africa	99 kg	140	150	150	6	165	170	180	5	320	6
1998	Sofia, Bulgaria	105 kg	160	160	160	--	185	192.5	197.5	5	--	--

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hossein Tavakoli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21.