Iran · Men's +105 kg, August 2018
Behdad Salimi
Behdad Salimi is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1989, with one Olympic gold medal and four World Championships medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 15 competitions from 2008 to 2018. The latest result came in the men's +105 kg class, at the 2018 Asian Games.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- World medals
- 4
- Best total
- 465 kg
- Best snatch
- 216 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 255 kg
Behdad Salimi's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 gold. World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Latest result: 2018 Asian Games, 20 August 2018, +105 kg, total 461 kg, place 1.
Behdad Salimi by the numbers
Behdad Salimi'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
- 468.8
- From 465 kg at 170.87 kg bodyweight, 2014 Asian Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 4th of 704
- 465 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
- 82%
- At the best total, 210 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
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2014, 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.
How often Behdad Salimi makes each attempt
Behdad Salimi made 79% of snatch attempts and 54% 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
Behdad Salimi head to head
The lifters Behdad Salimi 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 | Behdad Salimi ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Shih-chieh | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 Kazuomi Ota |
8 | 8 | 0 |
| Chao Shih-chieh | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Fernando Reis |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Jeon Sang-Guen |
5 | 5 | 0 |
 Péter Nagy |
5 | 5 | 0 |
Behdad Salimi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Asian Games 20 Aug 2018 | 1 | 461 | +105 kg | 169.98 | 200 | 208 | 237 | 246 | 253 | |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 3 | 453 | +105 kg | 173.68 | 205 | 211 | 242 | |||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | - | - | +105 kg | 169.79 | 206 | 211 | 216 | |||
| 2016 International Fajr Cup 30 May 2016 | 1 | 430 | +105 kg | 168 | not taken | not taken | not taken | 225 | ||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 2 | 457 | +105 kg | 171.06 | 206 | 246 | 251 | |||
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 1 | 465 | +105 kg | 170.87 | 200 | 210 | 241 | 255 | not taken | |
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 1 | 455 | +105 kg | 168.19 | 201 | 205 | 208 | 247 | not taken | |
| 2012 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2012 | 1 | 451 | +105 kg | 169.5 | 196 | 201 | 206 | 245 | ||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 1 | 464 | +105 kg | 168.22 | 201 | 209 | 214 | 241 | 250 | |
| 2011 Asian Championships 9 Apr 2011 | 1 | 458 | +105 kg | 165 | 200 | 205 | 208 | 241 | 250 | not taken |
| 2010 Asian Games 12 Nov 2010 | 1 | 440 | +105 kg | 156.41 | 201 | 205 | 235 | |||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 1 | 453 | +105 kg | 162.01 | 203 | 208 | 241 | 245 | ||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 1 | 423 | +105 kg | 153.6 | 181 | 190 | 195 | 222 | 228 | |
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 1 | 421 | +105 kg | 149.5 | Snatch 190, clean and jerk 231; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 3 | 406 | +105 kg | 151.46 | 181 | 186 | 220 | |||
Compare Behdad Salimi
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Behdad Salimi met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.