Iran · Men's 109 kg, April 2021
Kia Ghadami
Kia Ghadami is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1991. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2011 to 2021. The latest result came in the men's 109 kg class, at the 2020 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 404 kg
- Best snatch
- 178 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 231 kg
Kia Ghadami's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 105 kg from 2011 to 2017, 109 kg from 2019 to 2021. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (105 kg to 109 kg) and again in June 2025. At 108.1 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 110 kg.
Latest result: 2020 Asian Championships, 17 April 2021, 109 kg, total 398 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 kg2019 to 2021 | 175 | 231 | 404 |
| 105 kg2011 to 2017 | 178 | 220 | 398 |
Kia Ghadami by the numbers
Kia Ghadami'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
- 454.6
- From 398 kg at 103.87 kg bodyweight, 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 15th of 300
- 404 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
- 75%
- At the best total, 173 kg of 231 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
- 9 of 9
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Kia Ghadami makes each attempt
Kia Ghadami made 56% of snatch attempts and 46% 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
Kia Ghadami head to head
The lifters Kia Ghadami 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 | Kia Ghadami ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ruslan Nurudinov |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Artūrs Plēsnieks |
4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryunosuke Mochida | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ibragim Bersanov | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Hiroaki Shiraishi | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hsieh Wei-Chun | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Kia Ghadami'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Asian Championships 17 Apr 2021 | 5 | 398 | 109 kg | 108.1 | 170 | 175 | 223 | not taken | ||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 5 | 393 | 109 kg | 108.8 | 170 | 175 | 218 | |||
| 2019 International Fajr Cup 1 Mar 2019 | 2 | 404 | 109 kg | 109 | 173 | 211 | 231 | |||
| 2017 Summer Universiade 19 Aug 2017 | 3 | 381 | 105 kg | 104.06 | 166 | 170 | 203 | 211 | ||
| 2016 Asian Championships 22 Apr 2016 | 4 | 376 | 105 kg | 104 | 168 | 208 | ||||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 5 | 398 | 105 kg | 103.87 | 171 | 178 | 210 | 220 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 7 | 383 | 105 kg | 104.09 | 173 | 210 | ||||
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 3 | 379 | 105 kg | 103.55 | 168 | 174 | 205 | |||
| 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 29 Jun 2011 | 6 | 368 | 105 kg | 104.05 | 161 | 167 | 201 |
Compare Kia Ghadami
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Kia Ghadami.