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Seraj Al-Saleem

Seraj Al-Saleem (born 10 February 1996)[1] is a Saudi Arabian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] He also won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships, also held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4][5]

Seraj Al-Saleem
Personal information
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Sport
CountrySaudi Arabia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Saudi Arabia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 61 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tashkent 61 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 61 kg

He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He finished in 5th place in the men's 61 kg event.[6]

Career edit

In 2014, he competed in the men's 56 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[8] He also competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[9][10]

He competed in the men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[11] He also represented Saudi Arabia in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[12][13] He competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Achievements edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021   Tokyo, Japan 61 kg 124 127 129 — 159 166 166 — 288 5
World Championships
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 56 kg 94 98 101 29 119 123 124 30 220 29
2017   Anaheim, United States 56 kg 108 112 112 6 138 143 143 6 250 6
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 61 kg 118 123 125 16 147 154 154 13 277 14
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 61 kg 123 127 130 4 155 155 162   282  
Asian Games
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia 56 kg 108 108 108 — 137 141 144 — 249 8

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Oliver, Brian (18 April 2021). "World records for China and India at Asian Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "Second weightlifting gold for China - and heartbreak for Saudi Arabian - at Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ^ "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (12 August 2022). "Beteyob seals more weightlifting golds for Indonesia at Islamic Solidarity Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.

External links edit

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