{{Short description|Estonian weightlifter (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's +105 kg -3.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | nationality = Estonian | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Rakvere, Estonia | alma_mater = Tallinn University | height = 1.85 m | weight = 149 kg | country = {{EST}} | sport = Weightlifting | event = +109 kg | club = SK Sparta | pb = {{unbulleted list|Snatch: 192 kg (2018)|Clean & jerk: 253 kg (2017)|Total: 444 kg (2017)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Houston|+105 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Chișinău|+109 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Førde|+105 kg}} }} '''Mart Seim''' (born 24 October 1990) is an Estonian weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

== Career == Seim competed for Estonia at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships finishing 4th with a total of 431&nbsp;kg.<ref name="IWF results">{{cite web|title=SEIM MART|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=298//w}}</ref>

At the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships he finished third at the men's +105&nbsp;kg.<ref name="2015 WWC Results">{{cite web|title=SEIM MART|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=341//w}}</ref> After Aleksey Lovchev failed doping tests, Seim was promoted to second place (Silver), and Georgian Lasha Talakhadze to Gold.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beltadze |first=Georgi |title=Kuna võitja põrus dopingukontrollis, kerkis Mart Seim MM-hõbedale |language=Estonian |trans-title=Because the winner failed in doping tests, Mart Seim acceded to World Championships Silver |publisher=Postimees |date=2015-12-24 |url= http://sport.postimees.ee/3446875/kuna-voitja-porus-dopingukontrollis-kerkis-mart-seim-mm-hobedale |accessdate=2015-12-25}}</ref>

In August 2024, he finished in ninth place in the men's +102{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.<ref name="weightlifting_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref>

Seim's father and grandfather were also weightlifters.

==Major results== {|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40|Year ! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight !colspan=4| Snatch (kg) !colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg) !rowspan=2 width=40| Total !rowspan=2 width=40| Rank |- ! width=40|1 ! width=40|2 ! width=40|3 ! width=40|Rank ! width=40|1 ! width=40|2 ! width=40|3 ! width=40|Rank |- ! colspan=13|Olympic Games |- |2016 || align=left| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || +105 kg ||<s>187</s>||'''187'''||<s>191</s>||{{n/a}}||'''243'''||<s>250</s>||<s>255</s>||{{n/a}}||'''430'''||7 |- |2024 || align=left| Paris, France || +102 kg ||175||'''180'''||<s>183</s>||{{n/a}}||'''220'''||<s>237</s>||<s>237</s>||{{n/a}}||'''400'''||9 |- ! colspan=13|World Championships |- |2014 || align=left| Almaty, Kazakhstan || +105 kg ||180||'''185'''||<s>188</s>||11||234||243||'''246'''||4||'''431'''||4 |- |2015 || align=left| Houston, United States || +105 kg ||<s>185</s>||185||'''190'''||12||241||<s>248</s>||'''248'''||'''{{Gold1}}'''||'''438'''||'''{{Silver2}}''' |- |2017 || align=left| Anaheim, United States || +105 kg ||185||'''191'''||<s>195</s>||7||245||<s>251</s>||'''253'''||{{silver2}}||'''444'''||5 |- |2018 || align=left| Ashgabat, Turkmenistan || +109 kg ||185||'''192'''||<s>195</s>||9||'''235'''||<s>251</s>||<s>251</s>||5||'''427'''||5 |- |2019 || align=left| Pattaya, Thailand || +109 kg ||<s>175</s>||<s>175</s>||'''175'''||20||'''225'''||<s>230</s>||<s>230</s>||16||'''400'''||17 |- |2021 || align=left| Tashkent, Uzbekistan || +109 kg ||'''175'''||<s>180</s>||<s>180</s>||15||'''225'''||<s>233</s>||<s>236</s>||11||'''400'''||12 |- |2022 || align=left| Bogotá, Colombia || +109 kg ||170||<s>175</s>||'''177'''||16||<s>220</s>||<s>220</s>||'''220'''||16||'''397'''||15 |- |2023 || align=left| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia || +109 kg ||175||'''180'''||<s>185</s>||13||<s>225</s>||'''225'''||<s>232</s>||9||'''405'''||10 |- ! colspan=13|IWF World Cup |- |2024 || align=left| Phuket, Thailand || +109 kg || <s>180</s> || '''180''' || <s>185</s> || 12 || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! colspan=13|European Championships |- |2012 || align=left| Antalya, Turkey || +105&nbsp;kg ||147||<s>152</s>||'''152'''||17||200||'''206'''||<s>209</s>||10||'''358'''||12 |- |2013 || align=left| Tirana, Albania || +105&nbsp;kg ||'''165'''||<s>170</s>||<s>170</s>||11||<s>220</s>||<s>220</s>||'''221'''||5||'''386'''||8 |- |2014 || align=left| Tel Aviv, Israel || +105&nbsp;kg ||175||'''182'''||<s>185</s>||9||<s>226</s>||226||'''236'''||'''{{Bronze3}}'''||'''418'''||6 |- |2016 || align=left| Førde, Norway || +105&nbsp;kg ||<s>185</s>||'''185'''||<s>191</s>||6||235||'''239'''||<s>250</s>||'''{{Silver2}}'''||'''424'''||'''{{Bronze3}}''' |- |2017 || align=left| Split, Croatia || +105&nbsp;kg ||'''180'''||<s>185</s>||<s>185</s>||9||235||242||'''246'''||'''{{Silver2}}'''||'''426'''||5 |- | 2023 || align=left | Yerevan, Armenia || +109&nbsp;kg ||<s>170</s>|| 170||'''175'''||5||<s>220</s>||'''220''' || – ||5||'''395'''||4 |- |2024|| align="left" |Sofia, Bulgaria|| +109 kg || 180 || '''185''' || <s>188</s> || 4 || '''225''' || <s>237</s> || — || 4 || '''410''' || 4 |- |2025|| align="left" |Chișinău, Moldova|| +109 kg || 175 || <s>180</s> || '''180''' || 5 || 227 || '''235''' || — || '''{{Silver2}}''' || '''415''' || '''{{Silver2}}''' |- ! colspan=13|Summer Universiade |- |2011 || align=left| Shenzhen, China ||+105&nbsp;kg ||144||'''150'''||<s>153</s>||12||'''190'''||<s>197</s>||<s>200</s>||13||'''340'''||13 |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seim, Mart}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists Category:Estonian male weightlifters Category:Olympic weightlifters for Estonia Category:Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Rakvere Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen