Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (, 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.سليمي به تيم وزنهبرداري ذوب آهن پيوست ورزش ۳Jury Panel Lets Iran’s Salimi Down in Men's 105+kg. Kayhan.ir (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
Career
At the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships Salimi won the gold medal in the +105kg category. Salimi won gold again in the +105kg category at the 2010 Asian Games with a 205kg snatch and a 235kg clean and jerk.
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.
Salimi became the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the +105kg category on 7 August 2012 with a 208kg snatch and a 247kg clean and jerk for a total of 455kg.London 2012 105kg superheavyweight men – Olympic Weightlifting. London2012.com. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
Despite a torn ACL, total knee re-construction and over two years out of the game, Behdad Salimi returned to weightlifting in 2016 to compete in the Fajr Cup, held in Tehran, Iran and won gold.
At the Rio 2016 Olympics, he broke the world record snatch set moments before by Lasha Talakhadze, making 216kg, in the clean and jerk he initially completed a lift of 245kg which was approved by 2 of the three judges before being disqualified by the 5 member jury. Iran’s National Olympics Committee filed an application to the CAS.Iran files application to CAS on Salimi’s case – Mehr News Agency. En.mehrnews.com (17 August 2016). Retrieved on 30 August 2018. The International Weightlifting Federation website was hacked the next morning and its Instagram page flooded with over 285,000 comments.International Weightlifting Federation website hacked after Iranian’s controversial Olympic exit. AFP via Japan Times
Leaving National Team After 2012 London Olympic games he and other Olympic medalists of Iran protested against Iran's national weightlifting team head coach Kourosh Bagheri for using offensive language in training and declined to attend national team exercises. As a result of a heavy argument on a live TV debate between Salimi and Kourosh Bagheri, the Iranian Weightlifting Federation dismissed Salimi and other weightlifters and did not invite any of the London medalists for the 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships and 2013 World Weightlifting Championships.
Retirement After winning his third gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, with a total of 461kg, Salimi announced his retirement from the sport.سایت شبکه ورزش – بهداد سلیمی در گفتگوی اختصاصی با شبکه ورزش سیما از دنیای حرفه ای خداحافظی کرد ,بهداد سلیمی . Varzeshtv.ir. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2012 London, United Kingdom +105 kg 2012052082247264--14552016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 206211216 WR1245245245---World Championships2010 Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 2032082112412452474532011 Paris, France +105 kg 201209214 WR2412502604642014 Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 2062112112462512574572017 Anaheim, United States +105 kg 2052112162412422525453Asian Games2010 Guangzhou, China +105 kg 201201205123524124124402014 Incheon, South Korea +105 kg 2002102151241255--14652018 Jakarta, Indonesia +105 kg 20020620822372462531461Asian Championships2009 Taldykorgan, kazakhstan +105 kg 180190197220231--4212011 Tongling, China +105 kg 200205208241250--4582012 Pyeongtaek, South Korea +105 kg 196201206245260260451Fajr cup2016 Tehran, Iran +105 kg195201205225231231430World Junior Championships2008 Cali, Colombia +105 kg 1811861902202262264062009 Bucharest, Romania +105 kg 181190195222228235423Asian Junior Championships2008 Jeonju, South Korea +105 kg 185222407
See also Hossein Rezazadeh
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