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'''Akbar Djuraev''' (born 8 October 1999) is an Uzbekistani weightlifter, Olympic Champion and Junior World Champion. He won the gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|men's 109{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won the gold medal in the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|men's 109{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="home_fans_celebrate_as_djuraev_adds_weightlifting_world_title_to_olympic_gold_2021">{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=16 December 2021 |title=Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold |work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]] |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116918/djuraev-iwf-weightlifting-world-champs |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2021 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216194920/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116918/djuraev-iwf-weightlifting-world-champs}}</ref>
'''Akbar Djuraev''' (born 8 October 1999) is an Uzbekistani [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], Olympic Champion and Junior World Champion. He won the gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|men's 109{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won the gold medal in the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|men's 109{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2021 World Weightlifting Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<ref name="home_fans_celebrate_as_djuraev_adds_weightlifting_world_title_to_olympic_gold_2021">{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=16 December 2021 |title=Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold |work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]] |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116918/djuraev-iwf-weightlifting-world-champs |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2021 |archive-date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216194920/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116918/djuraev-iwf-weightlifting-world-champs}}</ref>


He competed in the 105&nbsp;kg category until 2018, and the 102&nbsp;kg and 109&nbsp;kg categories starting in 2018 after the [[International Weightlifting Federation]] reorganized the categories.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M102A.pdf |title=PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 102 kg |website=Ashgabat2018.com |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117022258/http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M102A.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
He competed in the 105&nbsp;kg category until 2018, and the 102&nbsp;kg and 109&nbsp;kg categories starting in 2018 after the [[International Weightlifting Federation]] reorganized the categories.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M102A.pdf |title=PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 102 kg |website=Ashgabat2018.com |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117022258/http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M102A.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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In 2020, he won gold at the International Solidarity Championships, lifting a total of 410 kilograms in the two exercises. In the April Asian Championships, he again placed second, achieving a career-best result in the 109-kilogram weight category – 194 kilograms in the snatch and 234 kilograms in the clean and jerk (a total of 428 kilograms).<ref name= “name1” />He earned the right to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after defeating Olympic champion Ruslan Nurudinov by 12 kilograms at the Uzbekistan Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://weightlifting.uz/novosti/news_post/ruslan-nurudinov-i-akbar-dzhuraev-sopernichali-na-chempionate-uzbekistana-kto-pobedil|title= Руслан Нурудинов и Акбар Джураев соперничали на чемпионате Узбекистана. Кто победил?|website= weightlifting.uz |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref><ref name= “Biography” /> In Japan, he defeated Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan and became an Olympic champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2021/08/03/djuraev/|title= DJURAEV AKBAR |website= Токио-2020. Акбар Джураев завоевал золотую медаль |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref>
In 2020, he won gold at the International Solidarity Championships, lifting a total of 410 kilograms in the two exercises. In the April Asian Championships, he again placed second, achieving a career-best result in the 109-kilogram weight category – 194 kilograms in the snatch and 234 kilograms in the clean and jerk (a total of 428 kilograms).<ref name= “name1” />He earned the right to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after defeating Olympic champion Ruslan Nurudinov by 12 kilograms at the Uzbekistan Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://weightlifting.uz/novosti/news_post/ruslan-nurudinov-i-akbar-dzhuraev-sopernichali-na-chempionate-uzbekistana-kto-pobedil|title= Руслан Нурудинов и Акбар Джураев соперничали на чемпионате Узбекистана. Кто победил?|website= weightlifting.uz |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref><ref name= “Biography” /> In Japan, he defeated Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan and became an Olympic champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2021/08/03/djuraev/|title= DJURAEV AKBAR |website= Токио-2020. Акбар Джураев завоевал золотую медаль |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref>


In [[Saudi Arabia]], at the [[2023 World Weightlifting Championships]], the Uzbek athlete in the 109-kilogram category won the gold medal of the world championship with a total of 415 kilograms in the two exercises. He also received the small gold medal in the snatch and the small silver medal in the clean and jerk.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://olympics.com/en/news/iwf-world-weightlifting-championships-2023-all-final-results-medals-complete-list|title= IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: All final results and medals – Full list-Men’s 109kg|website= olympics.com |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref>
In [[Saudi Arabia]], at the [[2023 World Weightlifting Championships]], the Uzbek athlete in the 109-kilogram category won the gold medal of the world championship with a total of 415 kilograms in the two exercises. He also received the small gold medal in the snatch and the small silver medal in the clean and jerk.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://olympics.com/en/news/iwf-world-weightlifting-championships-2023-all-final-results-medals-complete-list|title= IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: All final results and medals – Full list-Men's 109kg|website= olympics.com |accessdate= 5 October 2023}}</ref>

In August 2024, Djuraev competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 102 kg|men's 102{{nbsp}}kg]] event at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] held in Paris, France.<ref name="weightlifting_results_book_summer_olympics_2024">{{Cite web |title=Weightlifting Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}</ref> He placed second with a total of 404 kg missing out 2 kg on the gold medal won by China's [[Liu Huanhua]].<ref name="weightlifting_results_book_summer_olympics_2024"/>


==Major results==
==Major results==
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! colspan=13 | [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
! colspan=13 | [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|-
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2021]] || align=left | {{flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan || [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] || <s>189</s> || 189 || '''193''' || 2 || 227 || <s>234</s> || '''237 [[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|OR]]''' || 1 || '''430 [[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|OR]]''' || {{gold1}}
| [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2021]] || align=left | [[Tokyo]], Japan || [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] || <s>189</s> || 189 || '''193''' || {{n/a}} || 227 || <s>234</s> || '''237 [[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|OR]]''' || {{n/a}} || '''430 [[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|OR]]''' || {{gold1}}
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024]] || align=left | [[Paris]], France || [[Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 102 kg|102 kg]] || 180 || '''185''' || <s>189</s> || {{n/a}} || '''219''' || <s>224</s> || <s>232</s> || {{n/a}} || '''404''' || {{silver2}}
|-
|-
! colspan=13|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
! colspan=13|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
|-
|-
|[[2017 World Weightlifting Championships|2017]] || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], United States || [[2017 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg|105 kg]] || 164 || 169 || '''174''' || 12 || 194 || '''199''' || <s>203</s> || 15 || '''373''' || 13
|[[2017 World Weightlifting Championships|2017]] || align=left| [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], United States || [[2017 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg|105 kg]] || 164 || 169 || '''174''' || 12 || 194 || '''199''' || <s>203</s> || 15 || '''373''' || 13
|-
⚫
|[[2018 World Weightlifting Championships|2018]] || align=left| [[Ashgabat]], Turkmenistan || [[2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 102 kg|102 kg]] || 173 || 178 || '''180''' || {{gold1}} || 200 || 207 || '''212''' || 4 || '''392''' || 4
|-
|[[2019 World Weightlifting Championships|2019]] || align=left| [[Pattaya]], Thailand || [[2019 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] || <s>183</s> || 184 || '''188''' || 6 || 221 || 226 || '''229''' || {{silver2}} || '''417''' || 4
|-
|-
|[[2018 World Weightlifting Championships|2018]] || align=left| {{flagicon|TKM}} [[Ashgabat]], [[Turkmenistan]] || [[2018 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 102 kg|102 kg]] || 173 || 178 || '''180''' || {{gold1}} || 200 || 207 || '''212''' || 4 || '''392''' || 4
|[[2021 World Weightlifting Championships|2021]] || align=left| [[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan |||[[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||187||192||'''195'''||{{gold1}}||226||232||'''238'''||{{gold1}}||'''433'''||{{gold1}}
|-
|-
|[[2019 World Weightlifting Championships|2019]] || align=left| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Pattaya]], [[Thailand]] || [[2019 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] || <s>183</s> || 184 || '''188''' || 6 || 221 || 226 || '''229''' || {{silver2}} || '''417''' || 4
|[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships|2023]] || align=left| [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia |||[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||182||<s>189</s>||'''189'''||{{gold1}}||220 ||'''226''' ||<s>231</s>||{{silver02}}||'''415''' ||{{Gold01}}
|-
|-
! colspan=13|[[IWF World Cup]]
⚫
|[[2021 World Weightlifting Championships|2021]] || align=left| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]] |||[[2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||187||192||'''195'''||{{gold1}}||226||232||'''238'''||{{gold1}}||'''433'''||{{gold1}}
|-
|-
|[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships|2023]] || align=left| {{flagicon|SAU}} [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] |||[[2023 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||182||<s>189</s>||'''189'''||{{gold1}}||220 ||'''226''' ||<s>231</s>||{{silver02}}||'''415''' ||{{Gold01}}
| [[2024 IWF World Cup|2024]] || align=left| [[Phuket (city)|Phuket]], Thailand || 102&nbsp;kg || 180 || 185 || '''189''' || {{gold1}} || 220 || '''227''' || — || {{gold1}} || '''416''' || {{gold1}}
|-
|-
! colspan=13|[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
! colspan=13|[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|-
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games|2023]] || align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hangzhou]], China || [[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||180||184||'''189'''||1||<s>220</s>||222||'''228'''||2||'''417'''||{{silver2}}
|[[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games|2023]] || align=left| [[Hangzhou]], China || [[Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's 109 kg|109 kg]] ||180||184||'''189'''||{{n/a}}||<s>220</s>||222||'''228'''||{{n/a}}||'''417'''||{{silver2}}
|-
|-
! colspan=13|[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]
! colspan=13|[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]
|-
|-
|[[2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2019]]|| align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ningbo]], China || 109&nbsp;kg || 176 || 181 || '''185''' || {{silver2}} || 215 || 219 || '''225''' || {{silver2}} || '''410''' || {{silver2}}
|[[2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2019]]|| align=left| [[Ningbo]], China || 109&nbsp;kg || 176 || 181 || '''185''' || {{silver2}} || 215 || 219 || '''225''' || {{silver2}} || '''410''' || {{silver2}}
|-
|-
|[[2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2020]]|| align=left| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]] ||109&nbsp;kg || 188 || '''194''' || <s>197</s> ||{{silver2}} || 225 || '''234''' || <s>238</s> || {{silver2}} ||'''428'''
|[[2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2020]]|| align=left| [[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan ||109&nbsp;kg || 188 || '''194''' || <s>197</s> ||{{silver2}} || 225 || '''234''' || <s>238</s> || {{silver2}} ||'''428'''
||{{silver2}}
||{{silver2}}
|-
|-
|[[2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2023]]|| align=left| {{flagicon|ROK}} [[Jinju]], [[South Korea]] ||+109&nbsp;kg || 189 || <s>195</s> || '''195''' || 4 || 230 || <s>240</s> || '''242''' || {{bronze3}} ||'''437'''
|[[2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2023]]|| align=left| [[Jinju]], South Korea ||+109&nbsp;kg || 189 || <s>195</s> || '''195''' || 4 || 230 || <s>240</s> || '''242''' || {{bronze3}} ||'''437'''
||{{bronze3}}
||{{bronze3}}
|-
|-
|[[2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2024]]|| align=left| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]] ||102&nbsp;kg ||175||'''180'''||<s>183</s>||{{gold1}}||214||<s>219</s>||'''220'''||{{gold1}}||'''400'''||{{gold1}}
|[[2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2024]]|| align=left| [[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan ||102&nbsp;kg ||175||'''180'''||<s>183</s>||{{gold1}}||214||<s>219</s>||'''220'''||{{gold1}}||'''400'''||{{gold1}}
|-
|-
! colspan=13|[[IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships|World Junior Championships]]
! colspan=13|[[IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships|World Junior Championships]]
|-
|-
|[[2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2017]] || align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan || 105 kg || 155 || 159 || '''162''' || 4 || <s>185</s> || 185 || '''190''' || 6 || '''352''' || 6
|[[2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2017]] || align=left| [[Tokyo]], Japan || 105 kg || 155 || 159 || '''162''' || 4 || <s>185</s> || 185 || '''190''' || 6 || '''352''' || 6
|-
|-
|[[2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2018]] || align=left | {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Tashkent]], [[Uzbekistan]] || 105 kg || '''167''' || <s>172</s> || <s>172</s> || {{silver2}} || 195 || '''202''' || <s>210</s> || {{silver2}} || '''369''' || {{silver2}}
|[[2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2018]] || align=left | [[Tashkent]], Uzbekistan || 105 kg || '''167''' || <s>172</s> || <s>172</s> || {{silver2}} || 195 || '''202''' || <s>210</s> || {{silver2}} || '''369''' || {{silver2}}
|-
|-
|[[2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2019]] || align=left | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Suva]], [[Fiji]] || 109&nbsp;kg || 173 || 177 || '''182''' || {{gold1}} || 212 || '''216''' || — || {{gold1}} || '''398''' || {{gold1}}
|[[2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships|2019]] || align=left | [[Suva]], Fiji || 109&nbsp;kg || 173 || 177 || '''182''' || {{gold1}} || 212 || '''216''' || — || {{gold1}} || '''398''' || {{gold1}}
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|}
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 30 October 2024

Akbar Djuraev
Djuraev at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistani
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 25)[1]
Tashkent
Weight108.55 kg (239.3 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
TeamNational team
Coached byMansurbek Chashemov
Bakhrom Abdumalikov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 195 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 242 kg (2023)
  • Total: 437 kg (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 102 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 109 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Riyadh 109 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 109 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent 102 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ningbo 109 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent 109 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Jinju +109 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suva 109 kg

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]

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

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In the 2017 Junior World Championships, Djuraev finished sixth in the 105-kilogram weight category with a total of 352 kilograms in the two exercises (162 + 190).[5]

At the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim, Akbar placed 13th with a total of 373 kilograms in the 105-kilogram weight category. In the snatch, Akbar lifted 174 kilograms, and in the clean and jerk, he managed 199 kilograms.[5]

In the 2018 Junior Asian Championships, Akbar won a gold medal with a total of 372 kilograms. In the same year. In the 2018 Junior World Championships in Tashkent, he secured a silver medal. In total, Akbar Djuraev lifted 369 kilograms, with 167 kilograms in the snatch and 202 kilograms in the clean and jerk.[5]

In early November 2018, at the World Championships in Ashgabat, the Uzbek athlete won a gold medal in the 102-kilogram weight category in the snatch, lifting 180 kilograms. In the overall standings, he finished fourth, missing the absolute bronze medal by just one kilogram. His result in the clean and jerk was 212 kilograms.[5]

In the December 2018 Qatar International Cup, Akbar Djuraev won a bronze medal in the new 109-kilogram weight category, lifting a total of 392 kilograms, the same weight he lifted at the World Championships in Ashgabat.[5]In April, at the Asian Championships, Akbar Djuraev improved his personal record in the 109-kilogram weight category. The Uzbek weightlifter lifted 185 kilograms in the snatch and 225 kilograms in the clean and jerk, with a total of 410 kilograms, earning him a silver medal. In June, he became the Junior World Champion, lifting a total of 398 kilograms.[5]

At the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Akbar Djuraev won a silver medal in the 109-kilogram weight category, jerking 229 kilograms. In the final standings, he finished fourth with a total of 417 kilograms.[5] This result is a junior world record.[6] He also won the Qatar Cup, with successful attempts of 185 kilograms in the snatch and 220 kilograms in the clean and jerk (405 kilograms in total).[5]

In 2020, he won gold at the International Solidarity Championships, lifting a total of 410 kilograms in the two exercises. In the April Asian Championships, he again placed second, achieving a career-best result in the 109-kilogram weight category – 194 kilograms in the snatch and 234 kilograms in the clean and jerk (a total of 428 kilograms).[5]He earned the right to participate in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after defeating Olympic champion Ruslan Nurudinov by 12 kilograms at the Uzbekistan Championship.[7][6] In Japan, he defeated Armenian weightlifter Simon Martirosyan and became an Olympic champion.[8]

In Saudi Arabia, at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, the Uzbek athlete in the 109-kilogram category won the gold medal of the world championship with a total of 415 kilograms in the two exercises. He also received the small gold medal in the snatch and the small silver medal in the clean and jerk.[9]

In August 2024, Djuraev competed in the men's 102 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[10] He placed second with a total of 404 kg missing out 2 kg on the gold medal won by China's Liu Huanhua.[10]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 109 kg 189 189 193 — 227 234 237 OR — 430 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Paris, France 102 kg 180 185 189 — 219 224 232 — 404 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships
2017 Anaheim, United States 105 kg 164 169 174 12 194 199 203 15 373 13
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 102 kg 173 178 180 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 207 212 4 392 4
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 109 kg 183 184 188 6 221 226 229 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 417 4
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 187 192 195 1st place, gold medalist(s) 226 232 238 1st place, gold medalist(s) 433 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 109 kg 182 189 189 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 226 231 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 415 1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 102 kg 180 185 189 1st place, gold medalist(s) 220 227 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 416 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China 109 kg 180 184 189 — 220 222 228 — 417 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 109 kg 176 181 185 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 215 219 225 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 410 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 109 kg 188 194 197 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 225 234 238 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 428 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Jinju, South Korea +109 kg 189 195 195 4 230 240 242 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 437 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 102 kg 175 180 183 1st place, gold medalist(s) 214 219 220 1st place, gold medalist(s) 400 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2017 Tokyo, Japan 105 kg 155 159 162 4 185 185 190 6 352 6
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 105 kg 167 172 172 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 195 202 210 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 369 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019 Suva, Fiji 109 kg 173 177 182 1st place, gold medalist(s) 212 216 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 398 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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