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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 (age 49)
Height1.85cm [6ft]
Weight124.60 kg (274.7 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria /  Qatar
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 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 place 2006 Doha +105 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Almaty +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Dubai +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 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 edit

[4][5]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000   Sydney, Australia +105 kg 200 205 210 3 250 255 260 5 460 4
World Championships
1999   Athens, Greece +105 kg 190 200 205   240 250 250   455  
2001   Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 200 205 210   245 250 263   460  
2003   Vancouver, Canada +105 kg 200 205 210   -- -- -- -- -- --
2005   Doha, Qatar +105 kg 195 201 203   240 245 --   446  
2007   Chiang Mai, Thailand +105 kg 195 195 200 4 231 240 243   435  
Asian Games
2006   Doha, Qatar +105 kg 175 185 -- 2 215 225 -- 2 410  
Asian Championships
2004   Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 190   230   420  
2005   Dubai, United Arab Emirates +105 kg 190   232   422  
2007   Tai'an, China +105 kg 192   235   427  
Junior World Championships
1995   Warsaw, Poland –108 kg 160 165 167.5 4 190 200 200   355  
European Junior Championships
1995   Beersheba, Israel –108 kg 160 165 165 4 192.5 200 210   360  

References edit

  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).

External links edit

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