Jaber Saeed Salem

Jaber Saeed Salem (born Yani Marchokov, 3 January 1975) is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth with a 460 kg total (205 kg and 255 kg). He was born in Bulgaria.[1]

Jaber Saeed Salem
Personal information
Birth nameYani Marchokov
NationalityBulgarian, Qatari
Born (1975-01-03) 3 January 1975
Height1.85cm [6ft]
Weight124.60 kg (274.7 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria /  Qatar
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 210 kg (2001)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2000)
  • Total: 460 kg (2000)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Qatar
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Antalya +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Athens +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Doha +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chiang Mai +105 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Doha+105 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Almaty+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2005 Dubai+105 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Tai'an+105 kg

One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Jaber became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics. His old name, Yani Marchokov, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.

At the 2003 World Championships, he snatched 210 kg which turned out to be the gold medal in the snatch competition. He withdrew from the clean and jerk.

Jaber was set to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but pulled out.

At the 2005 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 446 kg,[2] and at the 2007 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 435 kg.[3]

Major results

[4][5]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia+105 kg200205210325025526054604
World Championships
1999Greece Athens, Greece+105 kg1902002051st place, gold medalist(s)2402502503rd place, bronze medalist(s)4552nd place, silver medalist(s)
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey+105 kg2002052101st place, gold medalist(s)2452502631st place, gold medalist(s)4601st place, gold medalist(s)
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada+105 kg2002052101st place, gold medalist(s)------------
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar+105 kg1952012033rd place, bronze medalist(s)240245--3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4463rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand+105 kg19519520042312402432nd place, silver medalist(s)4353rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games
2006Qatar Doha, Qatar+105 kg175185--2215225--24102nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2004Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan+105 kg1901st place, gold medalist(s)2301st place, gold medalist(s)4201st place, gold medalist(s)
2005United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates+105 kg1902nd place, silver medalist(s)2322nd place, silver medalist(s)4222nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007China Tai'an, China+105 kg1922nd place, silver medalist(s)2351st place, gold medalist(s)4272nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
1995Poland Warsaw, Poland–108 kg160165167.541902002003rd place, bronze medalist(s)3553rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
1995Israel Beersheba, Israel–108 kg1601651654192.52002102nd place, silver medalist(s)3603rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. "Jaber Salem". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011.
  2. "SALEM Jaber Saed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  3. "SALEM Jaber Saeed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  4. "Salem Jaber Saeed (QAT)". Database Weightlifting (in German).
  5. "Marchokov Yani (BUL)". Database Weightlifting (in German).
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