Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh (, pronounced Sigh-eed Moha-mad-pour-car-kara, born March 3, 1993, in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.
Saeid finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2016 after retesting the samples of 2012 Summer Olympics athletes, it was discovered that the top four in his weight class had committed doping. Therefore, he became the gold medalist and Olympic Champion in 94 kg weightlifting category. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Paris.
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankOlympic Games2012 London, United Kingdom 94 kg 17718018312192242261402World Championships2011 Paris, France 94 kg 1731791814216221221402World Juniors Championships2010 Sofia, Bulgaria 94 kg 160160162--1871951957-----2011 Penang, Malaysia 94 kg 166171175205206210 3852012 Guatemala City, Guatemala 94 kg 171178182 215217223393World Youth Championships2009 Chiang Mai, Thailand 85 kg 138142148168174176316
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