Artem Okulov

Artyom Maksimovich Okulov (Russian: Артём Максимович Окулов, born 5 May 1994) is a Russian weightlifter, and two time World Champion[2] competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Artyom Okulov
Personal information
Full nameArtyom Maksimovich Okulov
Nationality Russia
Born (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight88.44 kg (195.0 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–89 kg
Coached byVasiliy Belyaev[1]
Medal record
World Championships
2015 Houston–85 kg
2018 Ashgabat–89 kg
2013 Wroclaw–85 kg
2014 Almaty–85 kg
European Championships
2017 Split–85 kg
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore77 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan–85 kg

Career

At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category with a total of 327 kg.[4]

He was the bronze medalist in the 85 kg category at both the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.

In 2015 he became world champion in the 85 kg category,[5] and Okulov was named Honored Master of Sports of Russia, the highest national sports title.[6]

In 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation restructured the weight categories, and Okulov competed in, and won the 89 kg category becoming World Champion again.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2013 Wrocław, Poland85 kg1651701725200207209381
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan85 kg1701741774205211218385
2015 Houston, United States85 kg168174176205211215391
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan89 kg1611661688202206210372
European Championships
2017 Split, Croatia85 kg165170170198203212377

References
  1. IWF.net. "Artem Okulov Bio". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. IWF.net. "Artem Okulov Results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 89 kg
  4. IWF.net. "2010 Youth Olympic Games boys 77 kg results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Аухадов выиграл ЧМ по тяжёлой атлетике в весе до 85 кг, Окулов — 3-й – Чемпионат. Championat.com. Retrieved on 26 November 2015.
  6. Приказ министра спорта от 30 ноября 2015 года № 164-нг
  7. Artyom OKULOV. chidlovski.net
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