Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan
Eko Yuli Irawan after the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989
Lampung, Indonesia[1]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
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
2009 Goyang–62 kg
2014 Almaty– 62 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
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen −62 kg
Southeast Asian Games
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima– 56 kg
2009 Vientiane– 62 kg
2011 Jakarta Palembang– 62 kg
2013 Naypyidaw– 62 kg
2017 Kuala Lumpur– 62 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2013 Palembang – 62 kg
2017 Baku– 62 kg
2018 Asian Games podium, Left-right: Vinh, Irawan and Ergashev with President Joko Widodo (center)

Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter. Between 2007 and 2018 he won three medals at the Summer Olympics, four medals at world championships, and three medals at the Asian Games, including a gold in 2018.[3]

Biography

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.[4] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 273 kg in total.[5]

Irawan ranked eighth at the 2006 World Championships in the 56 kg category.[5] At the 2007 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 278 kg in total.[5]

Irawan won gold medals at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games and 2018 Asian Games.[6]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 305 kg in total.[5]

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.[5] 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]

References

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