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Eko Yuli Irawan

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Eko Yuli Irawan is an Indonesian weightlifter, born on 24 July 1989, who competes in the 61 kg and 62 kg categories and is the most decorated Indonesian athlete at the Olympics, with two silver and two bronze medals. He won bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and again in 2012, then silver at the 2016 Rio Games and the 2020 Games in Tokyo. He became world champion in the new 61 kg category in 2018 in Ashgabat, where he also held the world record in the clean and jerk at 174 kg and in the total at 317 kg. He has won eight medals at world championships and three at the Asian Games, including gold in 2018, and he was the first Indonesian athlete to compete at five consecutive Olympic Games.

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Birth Year
1989 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Gold Medals
0 1
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is an Indonesian weightlifter
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1. Olympedia: Eko Yuli Irawan (Olympedia)
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  • Biographical information
    Born 24 July 1989 in Metro, Lampung INA
  • Biographical information, gender
    Sex Male
  • Medals
    Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4
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Eko Yuli Irawan (Wikipedia)
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    is an Indonesian weightlifter
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games
    Irawan won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
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