Alireza Yousefi

Alireza Yousefi
Yousefi at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Iran
Born (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003
Ghaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran
Weight191 kg (421 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event
+109 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 194 kg (2024)
  • Clean and jerk: 262 kg (2024)
  • Total: 456 kg (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Manama+109 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Gandhinagar+110 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya+109 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Heraklion+109 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Guadalajara+109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Suva+109 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos Aires+85 kg
Asian Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Urgench+94 kg

Alireza Yousefi (Persian: علیرضا یوسفی, born 27 August 2003) is an Iranian weightlifter, who won a gold medal at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games.[1]

In 2019, Yousefi competed at the 2019 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in the over 109 kg category setting 6 youth world records.[2] In 2022, Yousefi became the world junior weightlifting champion and held the record for the world super-heavyweight clean & jerk in the junior category.[3][4]

In 2024, Yousefi won the overall bronze medal at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships, as well as the gold medal in the clean & jerk with 262 kilograms. In 2025, Yousefi underwent knee surgery on his right knee after tearing a ligament and meniscus and was out of action for the rest of the year.[5] He returned in February 2026 at the Iranian Weightlifting Pro League, where he won the competition.[6]

At the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships, Youseif clean & jerked a world record lift of 261 kilograms, claiming his first ever senior world record. He would secure an overall silver medal with 445 kilograms.[7]

Major results

[8][9]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan+109 kg173178183723023824554217
2024 Bahrain Manama, Bahrain +109 kg 184 191 194 5 248 258 262 1st place, gold medalist(s) 456 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea+109 kg1761841904236246 JWR2492nd place, silver medalist(s)4364
2026 India Gandhinagar, India +110 kg 177 184 189 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 248 261 261 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 445 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022Turkey Konya, Turkey+109 kg1711761813rd place, bronze medalist(s)2302412412nd place, silver medalist(s)4112nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2019Fiji Suva, Fiji+109 kg15616317142122252332nd place, silver medalist(s)3963rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Greece Heraklion, Greece+109 kg1661711771st place, gold medalist(s)2152392391st place, gold medalist(s)4161st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico+109 kg173180--1st place, gold medalist(s)2252402401st place, gold medalist(s)4201st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth Olympic Games
2018Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina+85 kg150156162320221121813801st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Youth Championships
2018Uzbekistan Urgench, Uzbekistan+94 kg1361411441st place, gold medalist(s)1761861951st place, gold medalist(s)3301st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ Multiple sources:
    • "Iran's Yousefi wins weightlifting gold by great comeback". 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019.
    • "Yousefi Alireza (IRI) – last youth Olympic champion in Buenos Aires". iwf.net. 14 October 2018.
    • "Iranian weightlifter snatches gold medal in Buenos Aires". IRNA. 14 October 2018.
    • "Results" (PDF). buenosaires2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2018.
    • "Khamhaeng dominates and Yousefi seals stunning weightlifting win". olympic.org. 6 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "2019 IWF Junior World Championships – Results Book" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "زندگینامه: علیرضا یوسفی (۱۳۸۲-)". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "خط و نشان بچه‌غول ایرانی برای قوی ترین مرد جهان | اذیتش خواهم کرد!". همشهری آنلاین (in Persian). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Weightlifter Yousefi sidelined for six months". Tehran Times. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Heavyweight prodigy Yousefi makes commanding comeback to stage". Iran Daily. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Iran's Alireza Yousefi breaks world record, dedicates medal to strike victims". The Indian Express. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Weightlifting – Alireza Yousefi". TheSports.org.
  9. ↑ "Yousefi Alireza". iwrp.net.


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