Alireza Yousefi (, born 27 August 2003) is an Iranian weightlifter, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.Multiple sources:
In 2019, Yousefi competed at the 2019 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the over 109 kg category setting 6 youth world records. In 2022, Yousefi became the world junior weightlifting champion and held the record for the world super-heavyweight clean & jerk in the junior category.
In 2024, Yousefi won the overall bronze medal at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the gold medal in the clean & jerk with 262 kilograms. In 2025, Yousefi underwent knee surgery on his right knee after tearing a ligament and meniscus and was out of action for the rest of the year. He returned in February 2026 at the Iranian Weightlifting Pro League, where he won the competition.
At the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Youseif clean & jerked a world record lift of 261 kilograms, claiming his first ever senior world record. He would secure an overall silver medal with 445 kilograms.
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123Rank World Championships2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 173 1781837 230 2382455 42172024 Manama, Bahrain+109 kg1841911945248258262456Asian Championships2023 Jinju, South Korea +109 kg 1761841904236246 JWR249 43642026 Gandhinagar, India +110 kg177184189248261261 WR445Islamic Solidarity Games2022 Konya, Turkey +109 kg 171176181 230241241411Junior World Championships2019 Suva, Fiji +109 kg 15616317142122252333962022 Heraklion, Greece +109 kg 1661711772152392394162023 Guadalajara, Mexico +109 kg173180--225240240420Youth Olympic Games2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina +85 kg15015616232022112181380Asian Youth Championships2018 Urgench, Uzbekistan +94 kg 136141144176186195330
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