Men’s 85kg

Rostami (IRI) aiming to collect more gold medals

· Kianoush (IRI) is the reigning world champion in both the 85kg Clean & Jerk and Total competition. · Rostami has won a total of four gold medals in men's 85kg, joint-second most along with Georgi Asanidze (GEO). Only Andrei Rybakou (BLR) has won more (9). · are on record 23 world championships medals in men's 85kg, including a record 11 golds. · Petr Asayonak (BLR) can become the third world champion form Belarus in men's 85kg, after Rybakou (9 golds) and Siahei Lahun (BLR, 2). · Apti Aukhadov (RUS), who won gold in Clean & Jerk and Total in 2013, took silver at the 2012 Olympic Games, where his 385 kilogrammes was equal to that of Adrian Zielinski (POL), who grabbed the gold by virtue of lesser bodyweight. · Denis Ulanov (KAZ) is aiming to become the second world champion from in men's 85kg after Ilya Ilyin (KAZ), who took world gold in both Clean & Jerk and Total in this event in 2005. · Benjamin Hennequin (FRA), who took silver in both Clean & Jerk and Total in 2011, is seeking the first world championships gold medal for his country in men's 85kg. · (CHN) won gold in men's 85kg at the 2014 and is aiming to become the second lifter from to claim the world title in this event after Lu Yong in 2009 (Snatch and Total). · In 2009 Lu was the last lifter who won the world title in both Snatch and Total in men's 85kg in a single world championships edition. · 2013 and 2014 junior world champion (85kg) Artem Okulov (RUS) has won a total of four medals (G0-S1-B3) in this weight category at the senior world championships, second most for Russian lifters after Aslambek Ediev (RUS) with seven (G0-S4-B3).

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