Iran · Men's 77 kg, November 2015
Rasoul Taghian
Rasoul Taghian is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1987. The results below cover 9 competitions from 2009 to 2015. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Best total
- 368 kg
- Best snatch
- 163 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 205 kg
Rasoul Taghian's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 2009 to 2013, 85 kg in 2014, 77 kg in 2015. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 76.76 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2015 World Weightlifting Championships, 20 November 2015, 77 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg2009 to 2015 | 163 | 203 | 366 |
| 85 kg2014 | 163 | 205 | 368 |
Rasoul Taghian by the numbers
Rasoul Taghian'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
- 486.4
- From 366 kg at 76.5 kg bodyweight, 2013 Asian Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 65th of 1,263
- 368 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 85 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, 163 kg of 205 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
- 27
- Turned 27 in 2014, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 8 of 9
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Rasoul Taghian makes each attempt
Rasoul Taghian made 62% of snatch attempts and 56% 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
Rasoul Taghian head to head
The lifters Rasoul Taghian 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 | Rasoul Taghian ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ulugbek Alimov |
6 | 3 | 3 |
| Kianoush Rostami |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| Inoyat Jumayev | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Rasoul Taghian'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.76 | 153 | 158 | ||||
| 2014 Asian Cup & Interclubs Championships 18 Nov 2014 | 5 | 312 | 85 kg | 82.3 | 140 | 172 | not taken | |||
| 2014 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2014 | 22 | 343 | 85 kg | 82.35 | 149 | 153 | 182 | 190 | not taken | |
| 2014 Asian Games 19 Sep 2014 | 4 | 368 | 85 kg | 84.24 | 158 | 163 | 197 | 205 | ||
| 2013 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Oct 2013 | 4 | 354 | 77 kg | 76.54 | 158 | 196 | ||||
| 2013 Summer Universiade 6 Jul 2013 | 1 | 355 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 153 | 157 | 194 | 198 | not taken | |
| 2013 Asian Championships 20 Jun 2013 | 1 | 366 | 77 kg | 76.5 | 155 | 160 | 163 | 195 | 203 | |
| 2011 Asian Inter-Club Championships 25 Nov 2011 | 2 | 328 | 77 kg | 76.85 | Snatch 149, clean and jerk 179; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2009 Asian Championships 9 May 2009 | 3 | 339 | 77 kg | 76.55 | Snatch 152, clean and jerk 187; attempts not recorded | |||||
Compare Rasoul Taghian
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. Pick any lifter to set beside Rasoul Taghian.