Iran · Men's 105 kg, November 2002
Hossein Tavakkoli
Hossein Tavakkoli is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1978, with one Olympic gold medal. The results below cover 5 competitions from 1998 to 2002. The latest result came in the men's 105 kg class, at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Olympic gold
- 1
- Best total
- 425 kg
- Best snatch
- 190 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 235 kg
Hossein Tavakkoli's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Latest result: 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 November 2002, 105 kg, total 415 kg, place 5.
Hossein Tavakkoli by the numbers
Hossein Tavakkoli'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
- 483.9
- From 425 kg at 104.7 kg bodyweight, 2000 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 8th of 888
- 425 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
- 81%
- At the best total, 190 kg of 235 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
- 22
- Turned 22 in 2000, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 3 of 5
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Hossein Tavakkoli makes each attempt
Hossein Tavakkoli made 33% of snatch attempts and 53% 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
Hossein Tavakkoli'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 5 | 415 | 105 kg | 104.3 | 185 | 222.5 | 230 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | - | - | 105 kg | 104.4 | 185 | |||||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | 1 | 425 | 105 kg | 104.7 | 190 | 230 | 235 | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | 5 | 407.5 | 105 kg | 104.72 | 180 | 185 | 215 | 222.5 | ||
| 1998 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 18 May 1998 | - | - | 105 kg | 99.15 | 185 | 192.5 |
Compare Hossein Tavakkoli
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.