Fernando Reis

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Fernando Reis
Fernando Reis 2016.jpg
Reis in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Flag of Brazil.svg Brazilian
Born (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990 (age 35)
São Paulo, São Paulo
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight146 kg (322 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
ClubPinheiros
Coached byLuis López [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Ashgabat +109 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara +105 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto +105 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima +109 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 Antigua Guatemala+105 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Caracas+105 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Santo Domingo +105 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Santo Domingo +109 kg
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Santiago +105 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

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Career

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

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

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

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom +105 kg 17818018612220225--1140011
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +105 kg 1901951955240 PMR 245 247 5435 PMR 5
World Championships
2010 Flag of Turkey.svg Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 15515515529190 190--2734526
2011 Flag of France.svg Paris, France +105 kg 170176181202072122171639317
2013 Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław, Poland +105 kg 1821821881022322823064107
2014 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 182190190822523023574209
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States +105 kg 19019519572302402401242510
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, United States +105 kg 192200 PMR 20442402472486440 PMR 6
2018 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 19319820142352452464436Bronze medal icon.svg
2019 Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 185191192522523223694248
Pan American Games
2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara, Mexico +105 kg 17618118512112162251410Gold medal icon.svg
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Canada +105 kg 1801921951221235--1427Gold medal icon.svg
2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru +109 kg 18018519012122202301420Gold medal icon.svg
Pan American Championships
2010 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala City, Guatemala +105kg 165----4203----53684
2012 Flag of Guatemala.svg Antigua, Guatemala +105kg 180190190Gold medal icon.svg220230235Gold medal icon.svg410Gold medal icon.svg
2013 Flag of Venezuela.svg Isla Margarita, Venezuela +105kg 175180187Gold medal icon.svg217222227Gold medal icon.svg407Gold medal icon.svg
2014 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105kg 180187191Gold medal icon.svg215----------
2018 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105kg 190196201 PMR Gold medal icon.svg226235245Gold medal icon.svg436Gold medal icon.svg

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fernando Saraiva Reis Archived August 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine rio2016.com
  2. 1 2 Fernando Saraiva Reis. cob.org.br
  3. 1 2 Fernando Reis Archived October 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  4. 1 2 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