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.[10]

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
Event61 kg
Coached byAveenash Pandoo[2]
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro62 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 London62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Ashgabat61 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Goyang62 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Almaty62 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Pattaya61 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Bogotá61 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Chiang Mai56 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paris62 kg
IWF World Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 Fuzhou61 kg
IWF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Havana[3] 67 kg
Silver medal – second place2011 Fujian[4]62 kg
Silver medal – second place2015 Fuzhou[5]62 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta–Palembang62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Guangzhou62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon62 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Kanazawa62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Ningbo61 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen62 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang62 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku62 kg
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Nakhon Ratchasima56 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Vientiane62 kg
Gold medal – first place2011 Jakarta–Palembang62 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Naypyidaw62 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines61 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam61 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia61 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala Lumpur62 kg
International Fajr Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tehran[6] 67 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Prague[7]56 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Bucharest[8]62 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Hangzhou[9]56 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.[11]

Irawan holds the title as an Indonesian athlete with the most medal collections at the Olympics, which was four medals.[12]

He is Indonesia's first athlete to compete in five consecutive Olympic Games.[13] Qualified for the Paris 2024 made him make history as an Indonesian athlete with the most appearances at the Olympics.[14]

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.[15] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 273 kg in total.[16]

Irawan ranked eighth at the 2006 World Championships in the 56 kg category.[16] At the 2007 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 278 kg in total.[16]

Irawan won gold medals at the 2007 SEA Games and 2018 Asian Games.[17]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 305 kg in total.[16]

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.[16] 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 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, also world record holder in clean & jerk at 174 kg and world record holder in total lift at 317 kg in that category.

He represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[18] He won the silver in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[19]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
AORI 2009 Best Male Athlete Nominated [20]
2011 Nominated [21]
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2017 Best Male Athlete Won [22]
2019 Nominated [23]
2021 Won [24]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Male Athlete Nominated [25]
KONI Award 2013 Best Athlete Won [26]
2021 Won [27]

Others:

By the Republic of Indonesia:

By the province of East Java:

  • 2021 - Jer Basuki Mawa Beya Golden Badge[29]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008Beijing, China56 kg125130130215215815832883rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012London, Great Britain62 kg138142145216816817233173rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil62 kg142146146217017617933122nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020Tokyo, Japan61 kg1371411412 1651771772 3022nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2006Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic56 kg116116121914315015372666
2007Chiang Mai, Thailand56 kg12412412751541561563rd place, bronze medalist(s)2783rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009Goyang, South Korea62 kg1351401433rd place, bronze medalist(s)1661711741st place, gold medalist(s)3152nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010Antalya, Turkey62 kg13514014351661711723rd place, bronze medalist(s)3124
2011Paris, France62 kg13513913941651711732nd place, silver medalist(s)3103rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan62 kg13613614141651711752nd place, silver medalist(s)3162nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015Houston, United States62 kg138142143416617617753044
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan61 kg1371411431st place, gold medalist(s)1651701741st place, gold medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Pattaya, Thailand61 kg1361361402nd place, silver medalist(s)16616617543062nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Bogota, Colombia61 kg1351391393rd place, bronze medalist(s)1651701712nd place, silver medalist(s)3002nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia67 kg1421461502nd place, silver medalist(s)16517518143212nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2019Fuzhou, China61 kg1361391402nd place, silver medalist(s)1611611662nd place, silver medalist(s)2971st place, gold medalist(s)
2024Phuket, Thailand61 kg133——2nd place, silver medalist(s)166—————
Asian Games
2010Guangzhou, China62 kg137141144317017017733113rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014Incheon, South Korea62 kg138142145416617417433083rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Jakarta, Indonesia62 kg137141145116517017513111st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Hangzhou, China67 kg1421451482175175175———

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