Siamand Rahman

Siamand Rahman

Personal information
Nationality	Iranian Kurdish
Born	(1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 28) Oshnaviyeh
Weight	169 kg (373 lb)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic powerlifting, Bench Press
Medal record Men's Paralympic powerlifting Representing the  Iran Paralympic Games 2012 London +100 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro +107 kg Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou +100 kg 2014 Incheon +107 kg IPC Powerlifting World Championships 2014 Dubai +107kg 2010 Kuala Lumpur +100 kg

Siamand Rahman (Persian: سیامند رحمان‎‎, Kurdish: سیامەند ڕەحمان / Siyamend Rehman‎, born March 22, 1989 in Oshnaviyeh, Iran) is 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 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) and the Paralympic Championship Record with 310.0 kilograms (683.4 lb).

Rahman began his career in Oshnavieh, Iran, supported by his family and coach Ali Asghar in 2008. He appeared on world stage for the first time at the 2010 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he competed in men’s +100 kg category and bench pressed 260.0 kilograms (573.2 lb) to win the silver medal, losing only to teammate Karem Rajabi Golojeh. He 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 unfortunately it didn’t count toward his medal performance.

Months later, Rahman won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China and broke the IPF Senior World Record again in the +100 kg category with a lift of 290.0 kilograms (639.3 lb) on December 18, despite still being eligible for the junior category.

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