Fernando Reis

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Fernando Reis
Reis in 2016
Personal information
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
Born (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990 (age 34)
São Paulo, São Paulo
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight146 kg (322 lb)[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubPinheiros
Coached byLuis López[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Ashgabat +109 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima +109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Antigua Guatemala +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Caracas +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Santo Domingo +109 kg
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santiago +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Medellín +105 kg

Fernando Saraiva Reis (born March 10, 1990) is a Brazilian weightlifter. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics[3] and the 2016 Rio Games,[1] finishing 11th and 5th, respectively. He won a bronze medal in the 2018 World Championships and is a three-time Pan American Games champion.

Career[edit]

Reis competed at the 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, winning the bronze medal in Snatch and placed fourth in Total. This was Brazil's first-ever medal at the Weightlifting World Championships in any age group, gender or weight class.[4] That same year, he won a silver medal at the 2010 South American Games.[5]

In April 2011, Reis tested positive for methylhexanamine and was suspended for six months.[4] He returned just in time to win the gold medal in the 105+ kg category at the 2011 Pan American Games. With this performance, he became the first Brazilian weightlifter to win a gold medal in the Pan American Games.[6]

Reis originally placed 12th at the 2012 Olympics in the +105 kg event but was bumped up to 11th after Yauheni Zharnasek failed a doping retest in 2016.[3] In 2015, Reis won the gold medal at the Pan American Games with the championship and Brazilian record (Snatch: 192 kg, Clean and jerk: 235 kg, Total: 427 kg).[7] Reis finished in 10th at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships and set the Brazilian record in snatch with 195 kg.[8]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished 5th in the Men's +105 kg and broke the Panamerican Record in the Clean and Jerk and Total (195 in Snatch and 240 in Clean & Jerk, a total of 435 kg).[9] In 2019, he won his third consecutive gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in the +109 kg category.

At the 2018 Pan American Weightlifting, he again broke his Americas Snatch record by lifting 201 kg. In the Clean & Jerk, he made 235 kg, and in the overall total, 436 kg, winning gold in all three events.[10]

At the 2018 World Championships, held in November, Reis obtained a historic 4th place for Brazil in the overall total, the country's best position of all time, with the mark of 436 kg (201 kg in the snatch and 235 kg in the Clean & Jerk). He came very close to winning the bronze medal when he lifted the weight to 245 kg in the Clean & Jerk, but the judges did not consider the lift valid because of the position of the arms. On March 20, 2021, the International Weightlifting Federation announced that Rustam Djangabaev's results at the 2018 World Championships had been nullified. Reis was then promoted to bronze medal in total and fourth in both snatch and clean & jerk. This was Brazil's first medal in the history of the World Weightlifting Championships.[11]

At the Pan American Games in Lima 2019, despite still recovering from knee surgery performed at the end of 2018, he easily won the third championship, lifting 420 kg in total, against 399 for the athlete who won silver.[12]

Records[edit]

He has set 5 Panamerican records and he currently owns the Panamerican record for all three lifts in the +105 kg weight category.

Personal life[edit]

Reis took up weightlifting aged 11. He is a fan of car racing, his idol in sport is Ayrton Senna.[2]

Major results[edit]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom +105 kg 178 180 186 12 220 225 -- 11 400 11
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 190 195 195 5 240 PMR 245 247 5 435 PMR 5
World Championships
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 155 155 155 29 190 190 -- 27 345 26
2011 France Paris, France +105 kg 170 176 181 20 207 212 217 16 393 17
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland +105 kg 182 182 188 10 223 228 230 6 410 7
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 182 190 190 8 225 230 235 7 420 9
2015 United States Houston, United States +105 kg 190 195 195 7 230 240 240 12 425 10
2017 United States Anaheim, United States +105 kg 192 200 PMR 204 4 240 247 248 6 440 PMR 6
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 193 198 201 4 235 245 246 4 436 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 185 191 192 5 225 232 236 9 424 8
Pan American Games
2011 Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico +105 kg 176 181 185 1 211 216 225 1 410 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 Canada Toronto, Canada +105 kg 180 192 195 1 221 235 -- 1 427 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Peru Lima, Peru +109 kg 180 185 190 1 212 220 230 1 420 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Championships
2010 Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala +105kg 165 -- -- 4 203 -- -- 5 368 4
2012 Guatemala Antigua, Guatemala +105kg 180 190 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 230 235 1st place, gold medalist(s) 410 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2013 Venezuela Isla Margarita, Venezuela +105kg 175 180 187 1st place, gold medalist(s) 217 222 227 1st place, gold medalist(s) 407 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2014 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105kg 180 187 191 1st place, gold medalist(s) 215 -- -- -- -- --
2018 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105kg 190 196 201 PMR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 226 235 245 1st place, gold medalist(s) 436 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Fernando Saraiva Reis Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Fernando Saraiva Reis. cob.org.br
  3. ^ a b Fernando Reis Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ a b Lance (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ "Fernando Reis made history for Brazil". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "My son made me proud". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "2015 Toronto". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "Russo quebra recorde mundial e leva o ouro; Fernando Reis termina em 11º". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Fernando Reis faz melhor marca da carreira, mas fica a 13kg do bronze". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  10. ^ Fernando Reis bate recorde no arranco, e Brasil finaliza Pan com 6 medalhas
  11. ^ "Fernando Reis herda bronze e se torna 1º medalhista do Brasil em um Mundial de levantamento de pesos". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Fernando Reis sobra diante dos rivais e fatura o tricampeonato do Pan no levantamento de peso

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