Behdad salimikordasiabi biography of albert
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Behdad salimikordasiabi biography of albert
Behdad Salimi
Iranian weightlifter (born 1989)
Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (Persian: بهداد سلیمی كردآسیابی, born 8 December 1989) is former Iranian heavyweight weightlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Olympics, 2010–2018 Asian Games, 2010 and 2011 World Championships and 2009–2012 Asian Championships.
He served as the flag bearer for Iran at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games.[1][4][5][6]
Career
At the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships Salimi won the gold medal in the +105kg category.[7] Salimi won gold again in the +105kg category at the 2010 Asian Games with a 205kg snatch and a 235kg clean and jerk.[8]
Salimi won the gold medal at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France on 13 November 2011 and set a new snatch world record of 214kg.[9]
Salimi became the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the +105kg category on 7 August 2012 with a 208kg snatch and a 247kg clean and j