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Iranian weightlifter (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saeid Alihosseini (Persian: سعيد علی حسينی, born 2 February 1988) is a former Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter. He failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009; the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years; in 2011, the ban was reduced to eight years.
Alihosseini at the 2018 Asian Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | سعید علیحسینی |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 2 February 1988 Ardabil, Iran |
| Education | Ph.D. in sports physiology[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili[1] |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 166.50 kg (367 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Iran |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | +109 kg |
| Coached by | Aziz Alihosseini |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Saeid had failed two doping tests in 2006 and October 2009;[3] the latter was originally a lifetime ban, but was reduced upon first appeal to 12 years.[4] In 2011, after it was discovered that his coach (who had been banned himself) was doping his athletes without their knowledge, the ban was reduced to eight years.[5]
In 2017 he was eligible to return to international competition, and competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. He won bronze medals in the snatch and clean & jerk, and after his teammate Behdad Salimi had his final clean and jerk overturned by the jury[6] Saeid won the silver medal.[7]
In 2018 Saeid was originally going to compete at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.[8][9]
In November 2019, Alihosseini announced his retirement from the sport after losing hope of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.[10]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States | +105 kg | 203 |  | 236 | 243 | 251 | | 454 |  | ||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | +105 kg | 201 | 208 | 1 | 240 | 248 | 3 | 456 | | ||
| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates | +105 kg | 171 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 2019 |  Ningbo, China | +109 kg | 170 | 9 | 201 | 220 | 6 | 390 | 8 | |||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Hangzhou, China | +105 kg | 181 | | 215 | | 396 |  | ||||
| Asian Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Jeonju, South Korea | +105 kg | 206 JWR | | 245 JWR | | 451 JWR | | ||||
| Asian Interclub Championship | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | Goyang, South Korea | +105 kg | 200 | | 242 | | 442 | | ||||
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