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.

Eko Yuli Irawan
Eko Yuli Irawan after the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989
Metro, Lampung, Indonesia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60.95 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportWeightlifting
Event61 kg
Coached byAveenash Pandoo
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro62 kg
2020 Tokyo61 kg
2008 Beijing56 kg
2012 London62 kg
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat61 kg
2009 Goyang62 kg
2014 Almaty62 kg
2019 Pattaya61 kg
2022 Bogotá61 kg
2023 Riyadh67 kg
2007 Chiang Mai56 kg
2011 Paris62 kg
IWF World Cup
2019 Fuzhou61 kg
IWF Grand Prix
2023 Havana 67 kg
2011 Fujian62 kg
2015 Fuzhou62 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang62 kg
2010 Guangzhou62 kg
2014 Incheon62 kg
Asian Championships
2008 Kanazawa62 kg
2019 Ningbo61 kg
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen62 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2013 Palembang62 kg
2017 Baku62 kg
SEA Games
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima56 kg
2009 Vientiane62 kg
2011 Jakarta–Palembang62 kg
2013 Naypyidaw62 kg
2019 Philippines61 kg
2021 Vietnam61 kg
2023 Cambodia61 kg
2017 Kuala Lumpur62 kg
International Fajr Cup
2020 Tehran 67 kg
Junior World Championships
2007 Prague56 kg
2009 Bucharest62 kg
2006 Hangzhou56 kg

Irawan started his career at the 2006 Junior World Championships, when he won a silver medal. Since then, he has continued his brilliant career by achieving many achievements.

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

Irawan holds the title as an Indonesian athlete with the most medal collections at the Olympics, which was four medals.

He is Indonesia's first athlete to compete in five consecutive Olympic Games. Qualified for the Paris 2024 made him make history as an Indonesian athlete with the most appearances at the Olympics.

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