{{Short description|Iranian weightlifter (born 1988)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Sohrab Moradi | image = Sohrab Moradi Rio 2016.jpg | image_size = 280px | caption = Moradi at the 2016 Summer Olympics | nationality = Iranian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|9|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran | height = 1.71 m | weight = 95.94 kg | country = {{IRI}} | coach = Mohammad Hossein Barkhah | sport = Weightlifting | event = –96 kg (2018-present) | pb = {{unbulleted list|Snatch: 189 kg (2018, '''WR''')|Clean and jerk: 233 kg (2017, '''WR''')|Total: 417 kg (2017, '''CWR''')}} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IRI}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} center|80px {{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro| 94 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2017 Anaheim|94 kg}} {{MedalGold|2018 Ashgabat|96 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2018 Jakarta|94 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|2009 Taldykorgan|85 kg}} {{MedalGold|2012 Pyeongtaek|85 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tashkent|96 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2008 Kanazawa|77 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2008 Cali|77 kg}} }}
'''Sohrab Moradi''' ({{langx|fa|سهراب مرادی}}, born 22 September 1988) is a current world record holding retired Iranian <ref name="R">{{cite web|url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/486319/Iranian-weightlifter-Moradi-announces-retirement|title=Iranian weightlifter Moradi announces retirement|publisher=Tehran Times|date=30 June 2023|access-date=5 July 2023}}</ref> weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 94 kg weight division at the 2016 Olympics.<ref name=rio/> He currently holds the world record with a total of 417kg in the 94kg weight class.<ref name="srwl">{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/weightlifting-world-records/ |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Weightlifting World Records |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref> He formerly held world records in the snatch and clean and jerk categories. He was the Asian champion in the 85 kg weight class in 2009 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.farsfoundation.net/en/sport/sport-in-asia/2083--sohrab-moradi-after-13-years-moved-shahin-nassiri-nia-records.html|title=Sohrab Moradi after 13 years moved Shahin Nassiri Nia Records|date=28 April 2012|publisher=farsfoundation|access-date=30 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817000129/http://news.farsfoundation.net/en/sport/sport-in-asia/2083--sohrab-moradi-after-13-years-moved-shahin-nassiri-nia-records.html|archive-date=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sohrab-moradi Sohrab Moradi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806061436/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sohrab-moradi |date=6 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123413/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/sohrab-moradi-1.html Sohrab Moradi]. sports-reference.com</ref>
In 2013, he was banned from the sport for two years for doping, after testing positive for methadone.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel |url=https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctions/ |access-date=2021-05-18 |archive-date=2019-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401065956/https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctions/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Any opioid, in general, causes suppression of testosterone and therefore, it is likely that individuals entering methadone treatment already have reduced testosterone levels.
==Major results==
<ref>{{cite web |title=Moradi Sohrab IRI |url=https://www.iwf.net/new_bw/athletes_newbw/?athlete=moradi-sohrab-1988-09-22&id=2466 |website=iwf.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sohrab Moradi snatches gold at West Asian C'ship |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/445653/Sohrab-Moradi-snatches-gold-at-West-Asian-C-ship |website=tehrantimes.com|date=28 February 2020 }}</ref>
{|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 |- |2012 || align=left| {{flag icon|UK}} London, United Kingdom || 85 kg ||<s>166</s>||<s>166</s>||<s>166</s>||--||--||--||--||--||--||-- |- |2016 || align=left| {{flag icon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil || 94 kg ||<s>178</s>||179||'''182''' ||1||'''221''' ||<s>234</s>||<s>234</s>||1||'''403''' ||{{gold1}} |- ! colspan=13|World Championships |- |2007 || align=left| {{flag icon|THA}} Chiang Mai, Thailand || 77 kg ||<s>145</s>||145||'''153''' ||14||<s>175</s>||<s>175</s>||'''175''' ||29||'''328''' ||'''22''' |- |2017 || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Anaheim, United States || 94 kg||176||182||'''184''' ||{{gold1}}||220||'''233 CWR''' ||--||{{gold1}}||'''417 CWR''' ||{{gold1}} |- |2018 || align=left| {{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat, Turkmenistan || 96 kg || 181 || <s>186</s>|| '''186 WR'''|| {{gold1}} || 223|| '''230 WR'''|| <s>237</s>|| {{gold1}} || '''416 WR'''|| {{gold1}} |- ! colspan=13|Asian Games |- |2018 || align=left| {{flagicon|INA}} Jakarta, Indonesia || 94kg ||182||<s>189</s>||'''189 '''CWR'''''' |1||'''221''' ||<s>234</s>||<s>234</s>||1||'''410'''||{{gold1}} |- ! colspan=13|Asian Championships |- |2008 || align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kanazawa, Japan ||77 kg ||142||'''146''' ||<s>150</s>||{{bronze3}}||173||176||'''179''' ||4||'''325''' ||{{bronze3}} |- |2009 || align=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Taldykorgan, kazakhstan ||85 kg ||163||165||'''168''' ||{{gold1}}||193||197||'''199''' ||{{gold1}}||'''367''' ||{{gold1}} |- |2011 || align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Tongling, China ||85 kg ||151||<s>157</s>||'''157''' ||5||'''180''' ||<s>190</s>||<s>193</s>||7||'''337''' ||'''6''' |- |2012 || align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongtaek, South Korea ||85 kg ||168||'''172''' ||<s>175</s>||{{silver2}}||210||<s>216</s>||'''216''' ||{{gold1}}||'''388''' ||{{gold1}} |-bgcolor=pink |2013 ||align=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana, Kazakhstan ||85 kg||<s>158</s>||'''158''' ||<s>161</s>||--||190||'''200''' ||--||--||--||'''DSQ''' |- |2021||align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan||96 kg||170||<s>174</s>||'''174''' ||{{Bronze3}}||'''210''' ||<s>220</s>||<s>220</s>||{{Silver2}}||'''384''' ||{{Silver2}} |- |2023||align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jinju, South Korea||102 kg||157||'''162'''||<s>166</s>||9||'''200''' ||<s>210</s>||<s>221</s>||7||'''362''' ||'''8''' |- ! colspan=13|World Junior Championships |- |2008 || align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Cali, Colombia || 77 kg ||<s>141</s>||<s>141</s>||'''141''' ||5||170||<s>177</s>||'''177''' ||4||'''318''' ||{{Bronze3}} |- ! colspan=13|Minor Competitions |- |2017||align=left|{{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (AIMAG)||94 kg||176||181||'''185''' ||{{gold1}}||<s>220</s>||220||228||{{gold1}}||'''413''' ||{{Gold1}} |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} *{{IWF}} *{{IWRP}} *{{Sports-reference}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120801142641/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/moradi-sourab-1099253/ Profile]
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