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
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989
Metro, Lampung, Indonesia[1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight60.95 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–61 kg
Coached byAveenash Pandoo[2]

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, China56 kg12513013021521581583288
2012 London, Great Britain62 kg13814214521681681723317
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kg14214614621701761793312
World Championships
2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic56 kg116116121914315015372666
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand56 kg1241241275154156156278
2009 Goyang, South Korea62 kg135140143166171174315
2010 Antalya, Turkey62 kg13514014351661711723124
2011 Paris, France62 kg1351391394165171173310
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan62 kg1361361414165171175316
2015 Houston, United States62 kg138142143416617617753044
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg137141143165170174317
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou, China62 kg13714114431701701773311
2014 Incheon, South Korea62 kg13814214541661741743308
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia62 kg13714114511651701751311

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.
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