Hossein Rezazadeh
Nicknamed “The Iranian Hercules”, he currently holds the world records in weightlifting’s super heavyweight class in the snatch, clean and jerk and total. He is the first Iranian athlete to have won two Olympic gold medals.
Physical profile
Bodyweight: 156.6 Kg (2004 Olympics)
Height: 6 foot 1 inch (1.86 metres)
His Coach is: Dr. Mohammad Ali Shahi
Career Bests
Clean and Jerk: 263.5 Kg in Athens on August 25th, 2004; the current world record
Snatch: 213.0 Kg in Qinhuangdao on September 14th, 2003; the current world record
Total: 472.0 Kg (about 475 sinclair points) in Sydney on September 26th, 2000 ; the current world record
Front Squat: 320.0 kg
Back Squat: 400.0 kg