Akbar Djuraev

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]

Akbar Djuraev
Juraev on a 2022 stamp of Uzbekistan
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistani
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999[1]
Tashkent
Weight108.55 kg (239.3 lb)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
TeamNational team
Coached byMansurbek Chashemov
Bakhrom Abdumalikov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 195 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 242 kg (2023)
  • Total: 437 kg (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo109 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent109 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Riyadh109 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou109 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Ningbo109 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Tashkent109 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Jinju+109 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Suva109 kg

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

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]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan109 kg1891891932227234237 OR1430 OR1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2017United States Anaheim, United States105 kg164169174121941992031537313
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg1731781801st place, gold medalist(s)20020721243924
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand109 kg18318418862212262292nd place, silver medalist(s)4174
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg1871921951st place, gold medalist(s)2262322381st place, gold medalist(s)4331st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia109 kg1821891891st place, gold medalist(s)2202262312nd place, silver medalist(s)4151st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2023China Hangzhou, China109 kg180184189122022222824172nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019China Ningbo, China109 kg1761811852nd place, silver medalist(s)2152192252nd place, silver medalist(s)4102nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg1881941972nd place, silver medalist(s)2252342382nd place, silver medalist(s)428 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023South Korea Jinju, South Korea+109 kg18919519542302402423rd place, bronze medalist(s)437 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2017Japan Tokyo, Japan105 kg155159162418518519063526
2018Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan105 kg1671721722nd place, silver medalist(s)1952022102nd place, silver medalist(s)3692nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Fiji Suva, Fiji109 kg1731771821st place, gold medalist(s)212216—1st place, gold medalist(s)3981st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Akbar Djuraev Results". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Oliver, Brian (16 December 2021). "Home fans celebrate as Djuraev adds weightlifting world title to Olympic gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 102 kg" (PDF). Ashgabat2018.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. "DJURAEV AKBAR". IWF Sport. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. "Weightlifting Djuraev Akbar". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. "Руслан Нурудинов и Акбар Джураев соперничали на чемпионате Узбекистана. Кто победил?". weightlifting.uz. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. "DJURAEV AKBAR". Токио-2020. Акбар Джураев завоевал золотую медаль. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  9. "IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2023: All final results and medals – Full list-Men's 109kg". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
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