Iran · Men's 109 kg, July 2021

Ali Hashemi

Ali Hashemi is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1991, with two World Championships gold medals. The results below cover 15 competitions from 2015 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2021 Olympic Games.

World golds
2
Best total
405 kg
Best snatch
184 kg
Best clean and jerk
225 kg
Career

Ali Hashemi's career: classes, totals and best lifts

Weight classes: 94 kg from 2015 to 2016, 105 kg from 2017 to 2018, 102 kg in 2018, 109 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 102 kg) and again in June 2025. At 108.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.

Latest result: 2021 Olympic Games, 23 July 2021, 109 kg, no total.

Ali Hashemi: totals from the 14 competitions with a total, 2015 to 2020, best 405 kg in 2019.3603854102015201620172018201920202015 Asian Championships, 6 Sep 2015: 376 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 380 kg2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 374 kg2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 385 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 383 kg2017 Asian Championships, 21 Apr 2017: 384 kg2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, 17 Sep 2017: 401 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 404 kg2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 403 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 396 kg2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 404 kg2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 405 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 395 kg2020 International Fajr Cup, 1 Feb 2020: 388 kg
Ali Hashemi: totals from the 14 competitions with a total, 2015 to 2020, best 405 kg in 2019.3603854102015201720192015 Asian Championships, 6 Sep 2015: 376 kg2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 Nov 2015: 380 kg2016 Asian Championships, 22 Apr 2016: 374 kg2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016: 385 kg2016 Olympic Games, 5 Aug 2016: 383 kg2017 Asian Championships, 21 Apr 2017: 384 kg2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, 17 Sep 2017: 401 kg2017 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Nov 2017: 404 kg2018 Asian Games, 20 Aug 2018: 403 kg2018 World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Nov 2018: 396 kg2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 404 kg2019 Asian Championships, 18 Apr 2019: 405 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 395 kg2020 International Fajr Cup, 1 Feb 2020: 388 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
109 kg2019 to 2021 2019 to 2021 184 225 405
102 kg2018 2018 179 217 396
105 kg2017 to 2018 2017 to 2018 184 221 404
94 kg2015 to 2016 2015 to 2016 174 212 385
Numbers

Ali Hashemi by the numbers

Ali Hashemi's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.

Best Sinclair score
460.2
From 404 kg at 104.55 kg bodyweight, 2017 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
14th of 300
405 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 109 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
80%
At the best total, 180 kg of 225 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
Age at best total
28
Turned 28 in 2019, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
14 of 15
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Ali Hashemi makes each attempt

Ali Hashemi made 71% of snatch attempts and 57% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.

Snatch, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Ali Hashemi: 93%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Ali Hashemi: 73%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Ali Hashemi: 47%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Ali Hashemi: 87%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Ali Hashemi: 53%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Ali Hashemi: 29%
Rivals

Ali Hashemi head to head

The lifters Ali Hashemi has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.

Rival Met Ali Hashemi ahead Rival ahead
Seo Hui-yeop 5 4 1
Uzbekistan Akbar Djuraev 4 2 2
Ibragim Bersanov 4 4 0
Ryunosuke Mochida 4 4 0
Lithuania Arnas Šidiškis 3 3 0
Latvia Artūrs Plēsnieks 3 3 0
Results

Ali Hashemi's competition results

Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.

Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 - - 109 kg 108.8 177181184226 kg missed226 kg missed228 kg missed
2020 International Fajr Cup 1 Feb 2020 1 388 109 kg 108 160167173200205215
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 7 395 109 kg 107.95 177182 kg missed182 kg missed218226 kg missednot taken
2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 3 405 109 kg 108.08 180185 kg missed186 kg missed220 kg missed225231 kg missed
2019 International Fajr Cup 1 Mar 2019 1 404 109 kg 106.5 175180 kg missed182215222232 kg missed
2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 1 396 102 kg 101.72 172177179211217221 kg missed
2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 3 403 105 kg 104.48 177181184219224 kg missed224 kg missed
2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 1 404 105 kg 104.55 178183186 kg missed215221 kg missed221
2017 Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 17 Sep 2017 2 401 105 kg 104 175181186 kg missed212220231 kg missed
2017 Asian Championships 21 Apr 2017 3 384 105 kg 100.63 165171177 kg missed196205213
2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 7 383 94 kg 93.1 172 kg missed173 kg missed173210220 kg missed220 kg missed
2016 International Fajr Cup 30 May 2016 2 385 94 kg 93.65 170173177 kg missed201212220 kg missed
2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 1 374 94 kg 93.15 165170174200206 kg missed208 kg missed
2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 4 380 94 kg 92.28 166173175 kg missed201207 kg missed207
2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 3 376 94 kg 93.07 165168174 kg missed202208211 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ali Hashemi met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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