Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (2000-10-13) October 13, 2000 (age 23)
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportWeightlifting
Event73 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 73 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Bogotá 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riyadh 81 kg
IWF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Havana 81 kg[1]
Silver medal – second place 2023 Doha 81 kg[2]
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 73 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manama 81 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 81 kg C&J
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 81 kg T
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vietnam 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cambodia 81 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pyongyang 73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent 73 kg

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (born 13 October 2000) is an Indonesian weightlifter. He is a two-time gold medalist in the men's 73 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships (2021 and 2022). He won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] He is a weightlifter competing in the 73 kg class since 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He made his international debut at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand in the 69 kg class.

Biography

Rahmat is the only child of the former weightlifters Erwin Abdullah and Ami Asun Budiono. Erwin, who won silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games and originally qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was not allowed to compete due to injury. His mother Ami, won a gold medal at the 1995 SEA Games.[4][5]

Career

At the 2019 Asian Junior Championships held in Pyongyang, North Korea, he participated in the 73 kg category, winning his first gold medal. At that time, he managed to lift 147 kg in the snatch and 179 kg in the clean and jerk category, bringing the overall total to 326 kg and finishing first above the North Korean lifter, Ko Myong-ho.[6]

After that competition, he participated in the 2019 SEA Games which was held in the Philippines. At that time he won the second gold medal in international competitions after defeating Vietnamese lifter, Phạm Tuấn Anh with a total lift of 322 kg while Vietnamese lifter with 304 kg.[7]

Not only that, when he started the first international competition in 2020 at the 2020 Asian Junior Championships which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won the third gold medal for his international competition after defeating Iranian lifter Mir Mostafa Javadi.[8]

He represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and won a bronze medal.[9][10][11]

He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[12]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2021 Best Male Athlete Nominated [13]
KONI Award Best Athlete Won [14]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 142 147 152 6 180 190 190 2 342 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 135 140 141 19 162 168 171 21 312 19
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 138 142 144 17 168 172 174 18 318 18
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 142 147 151 5 180 186 192 1st place, gold medalist(s) 343 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 152 157 157 4 192 200 200 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 352 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 145 — — 14 190 200 209 CWR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 354 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF Grand Prix
2023 Havana, Cuba 81 kg 150 156 161 1st place, gold medalist(s) 190 202 209 1st place, gold medalist(s) 358 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Doha, Qatar 81 kg 153 157 161 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 192 201 214 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 362 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia 77 kg 135 140 142 11 165 170 172 9 314 11
2022 Hangzhou, China 73 kg 152 156 158 2 192 196 201 CWR 1 359 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China 73 kg 137 141 147 6 165 165 171 10 312 9
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 142 148 150 5 182 187 190 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 335 4
2022 Manama, Bahrain 81 kg 141 151 — 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 181 191 198 1st place, gold medalist(s) 349 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 153 157 159 1st place, gold medalist(s) 192 202 WR 204 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s) 363 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya, Turkey 81 kg 148 154 158 4 191 197 200 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 355 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
SEA Games
2019 Manila, Philippines 73 kg 138 142 145 1 168 172 177 1 322 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Hanoi, Vietnam 73 kg 142 150 155 GR 1 180 190 GR 200 1 345 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 81 kg 150 158 GR — 1 190 201 GR — 1 359 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Sports Week
2021 Jayapura, Indonesia 81 kg 140 145 150 1 180 190 200 1 340 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 77 kg 135 141 143 5 163 168 171 7 309 7
2019 Suva, Fiji 73 kg 130 137 — 7 160 167 — 10 304 7
Asian Junior Championships
2019 Pyongyang, North Korea 73 kg 141 145 147 1st place, gold medalist(s) 171 175 179 1st place, gold medalist(s) 326 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 140 144 148 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 180 185 1st place, gold medalist(s) 329 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2017 Bangkok, Thailand 69 kg 117 120 125 10 142 147 152 11 277 11

References

  1. ^ "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Rahmat Erwin menangi medali perak di IWF Grand Prix II 2023" (in Indonesian). Antara. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (10 December 2021). "Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Lahir di Keluarga Atlet, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Wujudkan Impian Ayah Tampil di Olimpiade dan Raih Medali". Fimela (in Indonesian). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Kenal Angkat Besi Sejak 8 Tahun, Rahmat Erwin Kini Punya Medali Olimpiade". Kompas (in Indonesian). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ^ Febrianto, Luthfie (24 October 2019). "Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan 14 Rekor Angkat Besi di Kejuaraan Junior Asia" [Indonesian Athletes Break 14 Weightlifting Records at the Asian Junior Championships]. Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ Diah, Femi (4 December 2019). "Rahmat Erwin Persembahkan Emas ke-15 di SEA Games" [Rahmat Erwin Presents 15th Gold at SEA Games]. Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Rizky dan Rahmat Pecahkan Rekor di Kejuaraan Angkat Besi Junior Asia 2020" [Rizky and Rahmat break the 2020 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships records] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Five Indonesian Weightlifters Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Tempo.co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Abdullah Rahmat Erwin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2022). "World record and winner from B Group at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Siwo PWI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga pada Golden Award IV". Antara News. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Lima atlet terima penghargaan Atlet Terbaik dari KONI Pusat". Antara News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Lightweight
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