Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Indonesia
Born	24 July 1989 Lampung, Indonesia
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –62 kg 2008 Beijing –56 kg 2012 London –62 kg World Championships 2009 Goyang –62 kg 2014 Almaty – 62 kg 2007 Chiang Mai –56 kg 2011 Paris – 62 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou – 62 kg 2014 Incheon – 62 kg Universiade 2011 Shenzhen −62 kg Southeast Asian Games 2007 Thailand – 56 kg 2009 Laos – 62 kg 2011 Indonesia – 62 kg 2013 Myanmar – 62 kg

Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter.^[1]

Career

At the 2006 Junior World Championships he won the silver medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 269 kg in total.^[2] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 273 kg in total.^[3]

He ranked 8th at the 2006 World Championships in the 56 kg category.^[3] At the 2007 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 278 kg in total.^[3]

He won the gold medal in the 56 kg category at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games, as well as at the 2008 National Games.^[4]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 305 kg in total.^[3]

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.^[3] At the 2011 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 310 kg in total.

He won the gold medal in the 62 kg category at the 2011 Summer Universiade lifting 310 kg in total.

Irawan won his second consecutive bronze medal in the Olympics, this time in the 62 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, lifting 317 kg in total.

In 2016, Irawan won a silver medal in the 62 kg category at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Notes and references

1. "Profil Tokoh: Eko Yuli Irawan". METROTVNEWS. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
2. "IRAWAN Eko". International Weightlifting Federation.
3. "IRAWAN Eko Yuli". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
4. "RI titans dominant at Games". The Jakarta Post. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2009-01-21.