Hossein Tavakkoli

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Hossein Tavakkoli (Persian: حسین توکلی; born January 10, 1978) 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.[1]

Hossein Tavakkoli
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1978-01-10) January 10, 1978 (age 46)
Mahmoudabad, Mazandaran, Iran
Sport
CountryIran
Sportweightlifter
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 105 kg
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan 105 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Wuhan 105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2004 Almaty 105 kg

Major result

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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   Warsaw, 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

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  1. ^ "Men 105 kg Archives | Page 3 of 3". Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2019-04-06.