| Siamand Rahman | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Oshnavieh, Iran |
| Death Place: | Oshnavieh, Iran |
| Weight: | 169kg (373lb) |
| Sport: | Paralympic powerlifting, Bench Press |
| Nationality: | Iranian |
| Medaltemplates: | [1] |
Siamand Rahman (fa|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 bench press and also holds the junior world record with . 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 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 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 on December 18, despite being eligible for the junior category.[6]
Rahman broke his own world record again, lifting 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 that was previously held by Iranian teammate Golojeh with his first lift of and breaking it again with his second attempt of .[8] With his successful lift of, Rahman was 38 kg beyond Faris Abed, who claimed the silver medal by lifting .
Despite his disability and young age, Rahman was close to breaking the all-time raw world record (disabled or not) of by Kirill Sarychev and had expressed goals of bench pressing in excess of and in competition.[9]
Following the 2016 Paralympics, Rahman was named Best Male at the Paralympic Sport Awards.[10]
Powerlifting competition records:
done in official powerlifting meets
Powerlifting gym records (unofficial):
done in the gym (based on video footage)
| Year | Venue | Weight | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Paralympic Games | ||||||||||||
| +100 kg | 270.0 | 280.0 | -- | 280.0 PR | ||||||||
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | +107 kg | 270.0 | 300.0 | 305.0 | 310.0 | 305.0 | ||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | +100 kg | 250 | 260 | 285 | 260 | |||||||
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | +107 kg | 275 | 281 | 285 | 285.5 | 285 | ||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico | +107 kg | 265 | 275 | 285 | -- | 285 | ||||||
| Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | +107 kg | 250 | 265 | -- | -- | 265 | ||||||