Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan after the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 Metro, Lampung, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	60.95 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Indonesia
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–61 kg
Coached by	Aveenash Pandoo[2]
Medal record Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –62 kg 2008 Beijing –56 kg 2012 London –62 kg World Championships 2018 Ashgabat –61 kg 2009 Goyang –62 kg 2014 Almaty –62 kg 2019 Pattaya –61 kg 2007 Chiang Mai –56 kg 2011 Paris –62 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang –62 kg 2010 Guangzhou –62 kg 2014 Incheon –62 kg Asian Championships 2008 Kanazawa –62 kg 2019 Ningbo –61 kg Universiade 2011 Shenzhen −62 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang –62 kg 2017 Baku –62 kg Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima –56 kg 2009 Vientiane –62 kg 2011 Jakarta-Palembang –62 kg 2013 Naypyidaw –62 kg 2019 Philippines –61 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur –62 kg World Junior Championships 2007 Prague –56 kg 2006 Hangzhou –56 kg

In his career he has won three medals at the Summer Olympics, five medals at world championships, and three medals at the Asian Games, including a gold in 2018.[4]

Career

2016 Summer Olympics medalists at the State Palace in Jakarta. Left-right: Ahmad, Natsir, Widodo, Agustiani and Irawan.

2018 Asian Games podium, Left-right: Vinh, Irawan and Ergashev with President Joko Widodo (center)

Irawan's father worked as a paddle rickshaw driver, while his mother was selling vegetables. Irawan took up weightlifting in 2000.[2] At the 2006 Junior World Championships he won the silver medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 269 kg in total.[5] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 273 kg in total.[6]

Irawan ranked eighth at the 2006 World Championships in the 56 kg category.[6] At the 2007 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 278 kg in total.[6]

Irawan won gold medals at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games and 2018 Asian Games.[7]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 305 kg in total.[6]

Irawan won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, lifting 288 kg in total. He won the silver medal in the 62 kg category at the 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, with 315 kg in total.[6] At the 2011 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 310 kg in total.

Irawan won his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal in 2012, lifting 317 kg in total. He improved to a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[1] He also become world champion in newly created 61 kg category in world weightlifting championship 2018 in Ashgbat, Turkmenistan, also world record holder in clean & jerk at 174 kg and world record holder in total lift at 317 kg in that category.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2008	Beijing, China	56 kg	125	130	130	2	152	158	158	3	288
2012	London, Great Britain	62 kg	138	142	145	2	168	168	172	3	317
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	62 kg	142	146	146	2	170	176	179	3	312
World Championships
2006	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	56 kg	116	116	121	9	143	150	153	7	266	6
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	56 kg	124	124	127	5	154	156	156		278
2009	Goyang, South Korea	62 kg	135	140	143		166	171	174		315
2010	Antalya, Turkey	62 kg	135	140	143	5	166	171	172		312	4
2011	Paris, France	62 kg	135	139	139	4	165	171	173		310
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	62 kg	136	136	141	4	165	171	175		316
2015	Houston, United States	62 kg	138	142	143	4	166	176	177	5	304	4
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	61 kg	137	141	143		165	170	174		317
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	62 kg	137	141	144	3	170	170	177	3	311
2014	Incheon, South Korea	62 kg	138	142	145	4	166	174	174	3	308
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	62 kg	137	141	145	1	165	170	175	1	311

References

1. Eko Irawan. sports-reference.com
2. Eko Yuli Irawan. asiangames2018.id
3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 61 kg
4. "Profil Tokoh: Eko Yuli Irawan". METROTVNEWS. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
5. "IRAWAN Eko". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
6. "IRAWAN Eko Yuli". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
7. "RI titans dominant at Games". The Jakarta Post. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2009.

External links

• Eko Yuli Irawan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Eko Yuli Irawan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)