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Full name | Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi |
Nickname | "Iranian Hercules" |
Nationality | Iranian |
Born | Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran | 8 December 1989
Education | Physical Education[1] |
Alma mater | Qaemshahr University |
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1][2][3] |
Sport | |
Country | Iran |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | +105 kg |
Club | Zob Ahan Melli Haffari[2] |
Coached by | Ghasem Ghazalian Kourosh Bagheri Mohammad Hossein Barkhah[1] |
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Medal record |
Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi (Persian: بهداد سلیمی كردآسیابی, 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.[1][4][5][6]