Edi Kurniawan

Edi Kurniawan
Personal information
Nationality  Indonesia
Born (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988
Lampung, Indonesia
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg

Edi Kurniawan (born January 7, 1988 in Lampung) is an Indonesian weightlifter.[1] He dominated the 69 kg class by winning the gold medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Kurniawan represented Indonesia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's lightweight category. He placed twelfth in this event, as he successfully lifted 135 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 172 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 307 kg.[3]

References

  1. "Edi Kurniawan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. "Two athletes fail doping tests". The New York Times. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 11 December 2012.


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