Mohammad Reza Barari (Persian: محمدرضا براری, born 31 March 1988 in Sari, Mazandaran) is an Iranian weightlifter.[1] He competed at the 2013 World Championships in the Men's 105 kg, winning the bronze medal in clean and jerk.

Mohammad Reza Barari
Personal information
Nationality Iran
Born (1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 (age 36)
Sari, Mazandaran, Iran
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 186 kg (2016)
  • Clean and jerk: 221 kg (2011)
  • Total: 406 kg (2016)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent 105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 105 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 105 kg

Barari won a gold medal at the 2016 Asian Weightlifting championships in Uzbekistan and in an interview with Tehran Times, Barari said, "I am so happy since I made the Iranian people happy and I want to make them happy once again this time in the 2016 Summer Olympics".[2] He finished in 6th place at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 105 kg 180 185 186 6 220 230 231 6 406 6
World Championships
2010   Antalya, Turkey 105 kg 167 173 173 19 210 220 220 11 377 14
2011   Paris, France 105 kg 170 175 175 15 211 221 221 8 391 10
2013   Wrocław, Poland 105 kg 171 176 179 8 212 221 221   397 4
Asian Championships
2016   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 105 kg 172 176 180   210 217 221   401  
2017   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 105 kg 175 176 177   206 214 221   398  
Summer Universiade
2013   Kazan, Russia 105 kg 165 170 173 4 210 211 211 -- -- --
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017   Baku, Azerbaijan 105 kg 175 179 181 2 212 217 220 1 395  
Fajr cup
2016   Tehran, Iran 105 kg 176 176 184   210 220 228   404  

References edit

  1. ^ "Mohammadreza Barari". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Iranian weightlifter Barari dreams of winning Olympic gold". Tehran Times. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016. Mohammad Reza Barari
  3. ^ "Iranian weightlifter lands 6th in Olympics". TheIranProject.com. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016. Mohammadreza Barari

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