Siamand Rahman
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Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Oshnavieh, Iran | 21 March 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 March 2020 Oshnavieh, Iran | (aged 31)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 169 kg (373 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic powerlifting, Bench Press | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Siamand Rahman (Persian: سیامند رحمان; 21 March 1988 – 1 March 2020)[2][3] was an Iranian Paralympic powerlifter. He won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, and the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou. He is the current IPC Powerlifting World Record holder and the Paralympic Championship Record holder in the +107 kg category with a 310.0 kilograms (683.4 lb) bench press and also holds the junior world record with 290.0 kilograms (639.3 lb). Siamand died on 1, March 2020 due to cardiac arrest.[2][3]
Despite Rahman suffering from disabilities affecting both legs due to polio, Rahman has been described as "the world's strongest Paralympian".[4]
Rahman began his career in Oshnavieh, Iran, supported by his family and coach Ali Asghar in 2008. He appeared on the world stage for the first time at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in the men's +100 kg category and bench pressed 260.0 kilograms (573.2 lb) to win the silver medal, losing to teammate Karem Rajabi Golojeh. Rahman set a new IPC Powerlifting World Record in the +100 kg category on his fourth lift with a 285.0 kilograms (628.3 lb) bench press, but did not count toward his medal performance.[1][5]
Months later, Rahman won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China and broke the IPF Senior World Record in the +100 kg category with a lift of 290.0 kilograms (639.3 lb) on December 18, despite being eligible for the junior category.[6]
Rahman broke his own world record again, lifting 291.0 kilograms (641.5 lb) at a competition in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on December 4, 2011.[7][6]
Rahman won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, breaking the Paralympic championship record of 265 kilograms (584 lb) that was previously held by Iranian teammate Golojeh with his first lift of 270.0 kilograms (595.2 lb) and breaking it again with his second attempt of 280.0 kilograms (617.3 lb).[8] With his successful lift of 280 kilograms (620 lb), Rahman was 38 kg beyond Faris Abed, who claimed the silver medal by lifting 242 kilograms (534 lb).[7]
Despite his disability and young age, Rahman was close to breaking the all-time raw world record (disabled or not) of 335 kilograms (739 lb) by Kirill Sarychev and had expressed goals of bench pressing in excess of 350 kilograms (770 lb) and 400 kilograms (880 lb) in competition.[9]
Following the 2016 Paralympics, Rahman was named Best Male at the Paralympic Sport Awards.[10]
Personal records
[edit]Powerlifting competition records:
done in official powerlifting meets
- Raw Bench press – 291.0 kg (641.5 lb) – +100 kg category – 2011-12-04
- Raw Bench press – 310.0 kg (683.4 lb) – +107 kg category – 2016-09-14
Powerlifting gym records (unofficial):
done in the gym (based on video footage)
- Raw Bench press – 311 kg (686 lb)[11] – 2017-11-27
Major results
[edit]Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Paralympic Games | ||||||||||||
2012 | London, United Kingdom | +100 kg | 270.0 | 280.0 | -- | 280.0 PR | ||||||
2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +107 kg | 270.0 | 300.0 | 305.0 | 310.0 WR PR | 305.0 | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2010 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | +100 kg | 250 | 260 | 285 | 260 | ||||||
2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | +107 kg | 275 | 281 | 285 | 285.5 | 285 | |||||
2017 | Mexico City, Mexico | +107 kg | 265 | 275 | 285 | -- | 285 | |||||
2019 | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | +107 kg | 250 | 265 | -- | -- | 265 |
See also
[edit]- Paralympic powerlifting world records
- Progression of the bench press world record
- Eric Spoto
- Big James Henderson
- Scot Mendelson
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Siamand Rahman - IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ a b Phil Blechman (2020-03-02). "Paralympian Siamand Rahman Has Passed Away At Age 31". BarBend. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b Young, Chris (March 3, 2020). "Tokyo Olympics rocked by gold medallist's sudden death at 32". Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- ^ "Paralympic powerlifter and current world record holder Siamand Rahman dies at 31 after heart attack". ABC News. 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Video: RAHMAN 285KG BENCH PRESS IPC WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP AT KUALA LUMPUR 2010". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ a b "IPC Powerlifting Records". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-25.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Rahman delivers golden performance". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "Para Powerlifting world shocked by Siamand Rahman death". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ "Disabled Weightlifting Champion Eying 400kg Record". iran-daily.com. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
- ^ "2017 Paralympic Sport Award winners revealed". International Paralympic Committee. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Siamand Rahman on Instagram: My dear friends, tomorrow I will be sent to the World Cup in Mexico to pray". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
External links
[edit]- Video: Siamand Rahman at the Paralympics 2012 - all lifts - 270kg - 280kg - 301kg
- Video: RAHMAN Siamand Islamic Republic of Iran Paralympic benchpress 301 kg HD (at the Paralympics 2012 in London)
- Video: Paralympic Powerlifting Benchpress Men +100kg WR 290kg by Siamand Rahman (Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games)
- Video: Siamand Rahman - 672 lb / 305 kg Raw Bench Press (unofficial gym lift)
- Paralympic powerlifters for Iran
- 1988 births
- 2020 deaths
- Powerlifters at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifters at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Iran
- Iranian Kurdish people
- Paralympic Sport Awards — Best Male winners
- Paralympic medalists in powerlifting
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games