Rashid Sharifi
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Rashid Sharifi Sadeh is an Iran
ian weightlifter in the +105 kg category.
At the 2007 World Championships
, he ranked 8th with a total of 410 kg.
He won the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 426 kg and 2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 440 kg, but he lost this medal because he tested positive for doping.
After retirement of the Olympic champion Hossein Rezazadeh
, he succeeded him representing Iran
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
.
Due to his poor test results he was placed at group B of the competitions and managed to score the first among participants without getting any medals.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian weightlifter in the +105 kg category.
At the 2007 World Championships
2007 World Weightlifting Championships
The Royal World Weightlifting Championships 2007 were held at the 700th Anniversary Sports Complex in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2007.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
, he ranked 8th with a total of 410 kg.
He won the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 426 kg and 2009 Asian Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 440 kg, but he lost this medal because he tested positive for doping.
After retirement of the Olympic champion Hossein Rezazadeh
Hossein Rezazadeh
Hossein Rezazadeh is an Iranian former world and double Olympic champion in Olympic weightlifting. He is also a world record holder in the clean and jerk and considered as one of the greatest weightlifters of all time.- Career :...
, he succeeded him representing Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
Due to his poor test results he was placed at group B of the competitions and managed to score the first among participants without getting any medals.
External links
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008