Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter who competes in the 61 kg and 62 kg category.

Eko Yuli Irawan

Eko Yuli Irawan after the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	(1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 35) Metro, Lampung, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	60.95 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Indonesia
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	61 kg
Coached by	Aveenash Pandoo[2]
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 62 kg 2020 Tokyo 61 kg 2008 Beijing 56 kg 2012 London 62 kg World Championships 2018 Ashgabat 61 kg 2009 Goyang 62 kg 2014 Almaty 62 kg 2019 Pattaya 61 kg 2022 Bogotá 61 kg 2023 Riyadh 67 kg 2007 Chiang Mai 56 kg 2011 Paris 62 kg IWF World Cup 2019 Fuzhou 61 kg IWF Grand Prix 2023 Havana[3] 67 kg 2011 Fujian[4] 62 kg 2015 Fuzhou[5] 62 kg Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 62 kg 2010 Guangzhou 62 kg 2014 Incheon 62 kg Asian Championships 2008 Kanazawa 62 kg 2019 Ningbo 61 kg Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 62 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang 62 kg 2017 Baku 62 kg SEA Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 56 kg 2009 Vientiane 62 kg 2011 Jakarta–Palembang 62 kg 2013 Naypyidaw 62 kg 2019 Philippines 61 kg 2021 Vietnam 61 kg 2023 Cambodia 61 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur 62 kg International Fajr Cup 2020 Tehran[6] 67 kg Junior World Championships 2007 Prague[7] 56 kg 2009 Bucharest[8] 62 kg 2006 Hangzhou[9] 56 kg

Irawan 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, throughout his career.^[10]

Irawan is the most decorated Indonesian athlete at the Olympics with two silver and two bronze medals.^[11] He is also Indonesia's first athlete to compete in five consecutive Olympic Games.^[12] After he qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics he became an Indonesian athlete with the most appearances at the Olympics.^[13]

Career

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.^[14] At the 2007 Junior World Championships he won the gold medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 273 kg in total.^[15]

Irawan ranked eighth at the 2006 World Championships in the 56 kg category.^[15] At the 2007 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 56 kg category, lifting 278 kg in total.^[15]

Irawan won gold medals at the 2007 SEA Games and 2018 Asian Games.^[16]

At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the silver medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 305 kg in total.^[15]

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.^[15] At the 2011 World Championships he won the bronze medal in the 62 kg category, lifting 310 kg in total.

2016 Summer Olympics medalists at the State Palace in Jakarta. Left-right: Ahmad, Natsir, Widodo, Agustiani and Irawan.

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.^[17] He won the silver in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[18]

Irawan represented Indonesia in the 61 kg men's weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France after qualifying in the International Weightlifting World Cup in Phuket, Thailand last April 3, 2024.^[19] He aimed to become the first weightlifter in history to win five Olympic medals. Irawan had 135 kg in Snatch and placed second after the lift, but he failed three attempts to lift in Clean & Jerk.^[20]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2008	Beijing, China	56 kg	125	130	130	—	152	158	158	—	288
2012	London, Great Britain	62 kg	138	142	145	—	168	168	172	—	317
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	62 kg	142	146	146	—	170	176	179	—	312
2021	Tokyo, Japan	61 kg	137	141	141	—	165	177	177	—	302
2024	Paris, France	61 kg	135	135	139	—	162	162	165	—	DNF	—
World Championships
2006	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	56 kg	116	116	121	9	143	150	153	7	266	6
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	56 kg	124	124	127	5	154	156	156		278
2009	Goyang, South Korea	62 kg	135	140	143		166	171	174		315
2010	Antalya, Turkey	62 kg	135	140	143	5	166	171	172		312	4
2011	Paris, France	62 kg	135	139	139	4	165	171	173		310
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	62 kg	136	136	141	4	165	171	175		316
2015	Houston, United States	62 kg	138	142	143	4	166	176	177	5	304	4
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	61 kg	137	141	143		165	170	174		317
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	61 kg	136	136	140		166	166	175	4	306
2022	Bogota, Colombia	61 kg	135	139	139		165	170	171		300
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	67 kg	142	146	150		165	175	181	4	321
IWF World Cup
2019	Fuzhou, China	61 kg	136	139	140		161	161	166		297
2024	Phuket, Thailand	61 kg	133	—	—		162	—	—	—	—	—
Asian Games
2010	Guangzhou, China	62 kg	137	141	144	—	170	170	177	—	311
2014	Incheon, South Korea	62 kg	138	142	145	—	166	174	174	—	308
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	62 kg	137	141	145	—	165	170	175	—	311
2023	Hangzhou, China	67 kg	142	145	148	—	175	175	175	—	—	—
Asian Championships
2008	Kanazawa, Japan	61 kg	125	130	135		160	165	170		305
2019	Ningbo, China	61 kg	133	138	138	5	166	166	171		299
2024	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	61 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards

2018 Asian Games podium, Left-right: Vinh, Irawan and Ergashev with President Joko Widodo (center)

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
AORI	2009	Best Male Athlete	Nominated	[21]
	2011		Nominated	[22]
Golden Award SIWO PWI	2017	Best Male Athlete	Won	[23]
	2019		Nominated	[24]
	2021		Won	[25]
Indonesian Sport Awards	2018	Favorite Male Athlete	Nominated	[26]
KONI Award	2013	Best Athlete	Won	[27]
	2021		Won	[28]

Others:

By the Republic of Indonesia:

• 2009 - Satyalancana Wira Karya^[29]

By the province of East Java:

• 2021 - Jer Basuki Mawa Beya Golden Badge^[30]

References

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17. "Five Indonesian Weightlifters Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Tempo.co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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20. Raya, Mercy (10 August 2024). "Olimpiade 2024: Eko Yuli Ternyata Berlomba di Paris dengan Cedera". Detik.com (in Indonesian).
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25. "Pemenang Malam Anugerah Olahraga PWI 2021: Eko Yuli dan Greysia/Apriyani Atlet Putra-Putri Terbaik". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
26. "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
27. "KONI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga berprestasi". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
28. Ayudiana, Shofi (8 December 2021). Khairany, Rr. Cornea (ed.). "Lima atlet terima penghargaan Atlet Terbaik dari KONI Pusat". antaranews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
29. "Puluhan Olahragawan Raih Penghargaan". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
30. "Eko Yuli Irawan Terima Lencana Jer Basuki Mawa Beya Emas". www.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

External links

• Eko Irawan at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Eko Irawan at Lift Up
• Eko Irawan at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Eko Irawan at Olympics.com
• Eko Irawan at Olympedia
• Eko Yuli Irawan on Instagram