Iranian Kianous Rostami, competing for Kosovo, finished ninth on Wednesday at the World Weightlifting Championships being held in Ningbo, China.
Rostami, 35, who won an Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 and a silver medal in London 2012 with Iran, competed in the 95-kilogram category.
He competed in Group C, which is the third strongest of the four groups in this category.
Rostami lifted 170 kilograms in the snatch and 201 kilograms in the clean and jerk. The total result was 371 kilograms.
In the breakaway he came seventh overall, while in the push he came 12th.
Gold went to Bulgaria's Carlos Nasar, who set three world records. He lifted 185 kg in the snatch, 230 kg in the clean and jerk, and his total of 415 kg was also a world record.
Rostami won two silver medals for Kosovo this year at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto.
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On Tuesday, 15-year-old Emily Ibanez competed for Kosovo. She set seven world records for young women and finished fifth overall in the 69-kilogram category.
Her brother Brayan Ibanez was scheduled to compete on Monday in the 85-kilogram category, but withdrew at the last moment due to illness.
