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Kianoush Rostami

1991 - Today

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Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian-born naturalized Kosovan olympian weightlifter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in the 85 kg event, winning the gold medal and setting a new world record with a total lift of 396 kilograms. Rostami won the silver medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. He originally took home the bronze medal, which ascended to a silver medal when Apti Aukhadov tested positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone from samples taken in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kianoush Rostami is the 4,882nd most popular athlete (down from 4,605th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Iran (up from 584th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kianoush Rostami ranks 4,882 out of 6,025. Before him are Ruth Gbagbi, Nassima Saifi, Cao Yuan, Tasha Danvers, Kaillie Humphries, and Helena Fromm. After him are Gu Hong, Cao Lei, Cassandre Beaugrand, Nurcan Taylan, Dalia Contreras, and Jon Beare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Kianoush Rostami ranks 762. Before him are Alexia Runggaldier, Faysal Shayesteh, Lena Dürr, Craig Goodwin, Romell Quioto, and Danijel Aleksić. After him are Kurumi Nara, Ibrahima Conté, Poppy Drayton, Evgeny Tishchenko, Rubén Rochina, and Diogo Figueiras.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Kianoush Rostami ranks 569 out of 631. Before him are Mohammad Nosrati (1982), Amir Hossein Sadeghi (1981), Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (1997), Mehdi Rahmati (1983), Sadegh Moharrami (1996), and Arash Borhani (1983). After him are Hossein Rajabian (1984), Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Komeil Ghasemi (1988), Saeid Marouf (1985), Sadaf Taherian (1988), and Sohrab Moradi (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Iran

Among athletes born in Iran, Kianoush Rostami ranks 12. Before him are Hadi Saei (1976), Javad Foroughi (1979), Zahra Nemati (1985), Ehsan Haddadi (1985), Behdad Salimi (1989), and Elnaz Rekabi (1989). After him are Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Sohrab Moradi (1988), Mohammad Bagheri Motamed (1986), Kamia Yousufi (1996), Milad Beigi (1991), and Lee Mi-gyeong (null).

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