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Kianoush Rostami

1991 - Today

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Kianoush Rostami (Persian: کیانوش رستمی, born 23 July 1991) is an Iranian olympian weightlifter. He was born in Kermanshah to an ethnic kurdish family. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Kianoush Rostami is the 5,485th most popular athlete (down from 4,565th in 2024), the 603rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 583rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kianoush Rostami ranks 5,485 out of 6,025. Before him are Cao Yuan, Simon Schoch, Tasha Danvers, Kaillie Humphries, Jaroslav Volf, and Helena Fromm. After him are Gu Hong, Cao Lei, Richard Hart, Christiane Huth, Cassandre Beaugrand, and Nurcan Taylan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Kianoush Rostami ranks 802. Before him are Alexia Runggaldier, Faysal Shayesteh, Lena Dürr, Craig Goodwin, Romell Quioto, and Danijel Aleksić. After him are Kurumi Nara, Hasan Piker, Giorgi Gvelesiani, Ibrahima Conté, Poppy Drayton, and Evgeny Tishchenko.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Kianoush Rostami ranks 602 out of 631. Before him are Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (1997), Mehdi Rahmati (1983), Sadegh Moharrami (1996), Mohammad Hadi Saravi (1998), and Arash Borhani (1983). After him are Hossein Rajabian (1984), Kimia Alizadeh (1998), Zeynab Jalalian (1982), 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 Javad Foroughi (1979), Zahra Nemati (1985), Ehsan Haddadi (1985), Behdad Salimi (1989), Elnaz Rekabi (1989), and Mohammad Hadi Saravi (1998). 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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