Akbar Djuraev

Akbar Djuraev (born 8 October 1999) is an Uzbekistani weightlifter, Olympic Champion and Junior World Champion. He won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won the gold medal in the men's 109 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]

Akbar Djuraev
Juraev on a 2022 stamp of Uzbekistan
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistani
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999[1]
Tashkent
Weight108.55 kg (239.3 lb)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
TeamNational team
Coached byMansurbek Chashemov
Bakhrom Abdumalikov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 195 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 238 kg (2021)
  • Total: 433 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo109 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent109 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Ningbo109 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tashkent109 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Suva109 kg

He competed in the 105 kg category until 2018, and the 102 kg and 109 kg categories starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4]

He holds the junior world record in the snatch and total in the 102 kg division, as well as the snatch, clean & jerk and total in the 109 kg division.

Career

At the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, he competed in the 105 kg division, winning the silver medal in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total.[5]

He competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 102 kg category, winning a gold medal in the snatch and setting the junior world records in the snatch and total.[6][7]

In 2019, he competed at the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships in the 109 kg winning silver medals in all lifts and setting Junior World Records in the snatch, clean & jerk and total.

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan109 kg1891891932227234237 OR1430 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2017United States Anaheim, United States105 kg164169174121941992031537313
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg1731781801st place, gold medalist(s)20020721243924
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand109 kg18318418862212262292nd place, silver medalist(s)4174
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg1871921951st place, gold medalist(s)2262322381st place, gold medalist(s)4331st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China109 kg1761811852nd place, silver medalist(s)2152192252nd place, silver medalist(s)4102nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg1881941972nd place, silver medalist(s)2252342382nd place, silver medalist(s)428 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2017Japan Tokyo, Japan105 kg155159162418518519063526
2018Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan105 kg1671721722nd place, silver medalist(s)1952022102nd place, silver medalist(s)3692nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Fiji Suva, Fiji109 kg1731771821st place, gold medalist(s)212216—1st place, gold medalist(s)3981st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Akbar Djuraev Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Oliver, Brian (16 December 2021). "Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 102 kg" (PDF). Ashgabat2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "Akbar Djuraev earns a silver medal at the IWF Junior World Championships 2018". Sports.uz. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "Double Iranian victory in the men's 102kg". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. "Iranians bag eight world weightlifting medals". Iran Daily. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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