Rasoul Taghian Chadegani (Persian: رسول تقیان چادگانی, born 21 January 1987) is an Iranian weightlifter. He has won multiple medals in various weightlifting competitions, including the gold medal in the Men's 77 kg weight class at the 2013 Universiade Kazan Weightlifting Championships. In that same competition, he set new records in both the clean and jerk and the total categories. In 2013, he was named the best weightlifting athlete in Asia and ranked second in the world.

Rasoul Taghian
Personal information
Native nameرسول تقیان چادگانی
Birth nameRasoul Taghian Chadegani
NationalityIranian
Born (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37)
Weight82.35 kg (181.6 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportWeightlifting
Event85 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 163 kg (2014)
  • Clean and jerk: 205 kg (2014)
  • Total: 368 kg (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Taldykorgan 77 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Astana 77 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 77 kg

Taghian's older brother, Javad Taghian, was his first coach, and he has continued to compete at a high level in weightlifting throughout his career.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Universiade
2013   Kazan, Russia 77 kg 153 157 157 2 194 198 -- 1 355  
World Championships
2013   Wrocław, Poland 77 kg 158 158 162 5 196 196 196 4 354 4
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 149 153 156 22 182 190 -- 21 343 22
2015   Houston, United States 77 kg 153 158 162 10 193 193 194 -- -- --
Asian Games
2014   Incheon, South Korea 85 kg 158 163 163 4 197 205 210 4 368 4
Asian Championships
2009   Taldykorgan, kazakhstan 77 kg 146 152 155 4 183 187 187 4 339  
2013   Astana, kazakhstan 77 kg 155 160 163   195 203 203   366  
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