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
Djuraev at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships
Personal information
NationalityUzbekistani
Born (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999[1]
Tashkent
Weight108.55 kg (239.3 lb)
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Weight class109 kg
TeamNational team
Coached byMansurbek Chashemov
Bakhrom Abdumalikov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 195 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 242 kg (2023)
  • Total: 437 kg (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo109 kg
World Championships
2021 Tashkent109 kg
2023 Riyadh109 kg
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou109 kg
Asian Championships
2024 Tashkent102 kg
2019 Ningbo109 kg
2020 Tashkent109 kg
2023 Jinju+109 kg
Junior World Championships
2019 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
2021 Tokyo, Japan109 kg1891891932227234237 OR1430 OR
World Championships
2017 Anaheim, United States105 kg164169174121941992031537313
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg17317818020020721243924
2019 Pattaya, Thailand109 kg18318418862212262294174
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg187192195226232238433
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia109 kg182189189220226231415
Asian Games
2023 Hangzhou, China109 kg18018418912202222282417
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China109 kg176181185215219225410
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan109 kg188194197225234238428
2023 Jinju, South Korea+109 kg1891951954230240242437
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan102 kg175180183214219220400
World Junior Championships
2017 Tokyo, Japan105 kg155159162418518519063526
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan105 kg167172172195202210369
2019 Suva, Fiji109 kg173177182212216—398

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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