Edi Kurniawan

Edi Kurniawan (born January 7, 1988 in Lampung) is an Indonesian weightlifter.[1] He dominated the 69 kg class by winning the gold medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Edi Kurniawan
Personal information
Nationality Indonesia
Born (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988
Lampung, Indonesia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)69 kg

Kurniawan represented Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category. He placed twelfth in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 172 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 307 kg.[3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edi Kurniawan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. "Two athletes fail doping tests". The New York Times. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.


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