Rasoul Taghian

Rasoul Taghian Chadegani (Persian: رسول تقیان چادگانی, born 21 January 1987) is an Iranian weightlifter. He has won multiple medals in various weightlifting competitions, including the gold medal in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2013 Universiade Kazan Weightlifting Championships. In that same competition, he set new records in both the clean and jerk and the total categories. In 2013, he was named the best weightlifting athlete in Asia and ranked second in the world.

Rasoul Taghian

Personal information
Native name	رسول تقیان چادگانی
Birth name	Rasoul Taghian Chadegani
Nationality	Iranian
Born	(1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 38)
Weight	82.35 kg (181.6 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	85 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Snatch: 163 kg (2014) Clean and jerk: 205 kg (2014) Total: 368 kg (2014)
Medal record Representing  Iran Asian Championships 2009 Taldykorgan 77 kg 2013 Astana 77 kg Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 77 kg

Taghian's older brother, Javad Taghian, was his first coach, and he has continued to compete at a high level in weightlifting throughout his career.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Universiade
2013	Kazan, Russia	77 kg	153	157	157	2	194	198	--	1	355
World Championships
2013	Wrocław, Poland	77 kg	158	158	162	5	196	196	196	4	354	4
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	85 kg	149	153	156	22	182	190	--	21	343	22
2015	Houston, United States	77 kg	153	158	162	10	193	193	194	--	--	--
Asian Games
2014	Incheon, South Korea	85 kg	158	163	163	4	197	205	210	4	368	4
Asian Championships
2009	Taldykorgan, kazakhstan	77 kg	146	152	155	4	183	187	187	4	339
2013	Astana, kazakhstan	77 kg	155	160	163		195	203	203		366
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