Iran · Men's +105 kg, May 2016
Bahador Molaei
Bahador Molaei is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1992, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 16 competitions from 2009 to 2016. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2016 International Fajr Cup.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 458 kg
- Best snatch
- 203 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 255 kg
Bahador Molaei's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: +94 kg in 2009, 105 kg in 2009, +105 kg from 2010 to 2016. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 146.8 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be +110 kg.
Latest result: 2016 International Fajr Cup, 30 May 2016, +105 kg, total 411 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +105 kg2010 to 2016 | 203 | 255 | 458 |
| 105 kg2009 | 150 | - | - |
| +94 kg2009 | 155 | 190 | 345 |
Bahador Molaei by the numbers
Bahador Molaei'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
- 478.3
- From 458 kg at 137.96 kg bodyweight, 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 11th of 704
- 458 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's +105 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 80%
- At the best total, 203 kg of 255 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
- 21
- Turned 21 in 2013, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 13 of 16
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Bahador Molaei makes each attempt
Bahador Molaei made 74% of snatch attempts and 55% 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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Bahador Molaei head to head
The lifters Bahador Molaei 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 | Bahador Molaei ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Chen Shih-chieh | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 |
Bahador Molaei'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.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 International Fajr Cup 30 May 2016 | 2 | 411 | +105 kg | 146.8 | not taken | not taken | not taken | 230 | ||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 3 | 427 | +105 kg | 146.55 | 180 | 230 | 240 | 247 | ||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 15 | 406 | +105 kg | 141.7 | 176 | 230 | ||||
| 2015 Asian Championships 6 Sep 2015 | 2 | 414 | +105 kg | 146.2 | 178 | 226 | 236 | |||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | - | - | +105 kg | 138.39 | 170 | 177 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 2 | 458 | +105 kg | 137.96 | 195 | 200 | 203 | 241 | 255 | |
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 2 | 450 | +105 kg | 137.78 | 187 | 193 | 196 | 235 | 254 | |
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | - | - | +105 kg | 130.3 | 186 | |||||
| 2012 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 10 May 2012 | 1 | 417 | +105 kg | 130.02 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 232 | ||
| 2011 IWF Grand Prix - President's Cup 17 Dec 2011 | 3 | 400 | +105 kg | 129.4 | 170 | 175 | 180 | 220 | ||
| 2011 Asian Inter-Club Championships 25 Nov 2011 | 1 | 407 | +105 kg | 131.2 | Snatch 174, clean and jerk 233; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 1 | 408 | +105 kg | 124.98 | 167 | 173 | 177 | 213 | 225 | 231 |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 2 | 398 | +105 kg | 119.4 | 165 | 171 | 176 | 210 | 217 | 222 |
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | 5 | 369 | +105 kg | 110.01 | 161 | 200 | 208 | |||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.22 | 140 | 145 | 150 | |||
| 2009 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 May 2009 | 1 | 345 | +94 kg | 108.37 | 146 | 150 | 155 | 180 | 190 | |
Compare Bahador Molaei
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Bahador Molaei met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

