ROSTAMI Roohallah

Islamic Republic of Iran

Date of Birth: 2 May 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: QOM

Birth Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Place of residence : TEHRAN

Residence Country:

Islamic Republic of Iran

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Men's -80 kg	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -80 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	-67.5 kg	2012	London, GBR	208
World Championships
1	-80 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	236.0
2	-72 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	208.0
5	-67.5 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	190.0
DSQ	-72 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	209.0 DSQ
Asian Para Games
1	-72 kg	2018	Jakarta, INA	225

Sport, going to the gym, reading, watching films, exercising. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2019, 21 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Tehran Province [Iran]

Ali Asghar Ravasi [national]; Ali Fakhravar [national]

2009 for Iran, in United States (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)

He took up the sport in 2005 at age 17 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. (Athlete, 16 Jan 2018, 21 Aug 2021)

"Due to my impairment type I could choose between Para powerlifting and wheelchair basketball and at age 17 I took up powerlifting. My main motivation for entering sport was my family, especially my father, and they helped me from the very beginning to achieve my goals." (irisfd.ir, 20 Apr 2019)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (irisfd.ir, 19 Apr 2021)

Winning silver in the 67.5kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, claiming gold in the 72kg category at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, and securing gold in the 80kg category at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 May 2021; Athlete, 18 Jul 2019)

Iranian Para powerlifter Kazem Rajabi Golojeh. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2019)

Iranian Para powerlifters Kazem Rajabi Golojeh and Siamand Rahman. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2019, 21 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"You get out what you put in." (jamaran.news, 20 Dec 2020; Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 16 Jan 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 23 Apr 2012)

Impairment Details
He was born with an impairment to his spinal cord due to polio. (Athlete, 18 Jul 2019)

General
SANCTION
He received a two-year ban from competition after testing positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine while competing at the 2014 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was stripped of his silver medal in the 72kg category and his suspension began on 07 April 2014. (paralympic.org, 15 Jul 2014)

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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