Hossein Tavakkoli (; born January 10, 1978) is an Iranian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2017, he start training Ehsan Hadadi, an olympic silver medalist in discus throwing, for 2020 Olympic Games preparation.
Major result
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankOlympic Games2000 Sydney, Australia 105 kg 19019519522302352352425World Championships1999 Athens, Greece 105 kg 1801851908215222.5227.55407.552001 Antalya, Turkey 105 kg 1851901909220220220------2002 Warsaw, Poland 105 kg 1851901907222.523023544155Asian Games1998 Bangkok, Thailand 105 kg 1755215539052002 Busan, South Korea 105 kg 180180187.55220230232.53400Asian Championships1999 Wuhan, China 105 kg 175225.5400.52004 Almaty, Kazakhstan 105 kg180210390World Junior Championships1997 Cape Town, South Africa 99 kg1401501506165170180532061998 Sofia, Bulgaria 105 kg160160160--185192.5197.55----
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