Zulfat Irekovich Garaev (Russian: Зулфат Ирекович Гараев; born 12 January 2000) is a Russian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1][2]

Zulfat Garaev
Personal information
Born (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)
Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
Sport
CountryRussia
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Russian Weightlifting Federation
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 67 kg
Representing  Russia
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Suva 67 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pristina 62 kg

Career edit

In 2021, he finished in 4th place in the men's 67 kg event at the European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[3][4]

He won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Rovaniemi, Finland.[5]

Achievements edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 142 146 148   165 169 169 7 315  
European Championships
2021   Moscow, Russia 67 kg 140 144 147   167 172 172 6 314 4

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (5 April 2021). "Kostova wins closely fought women's 59kg category on third day of European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2021 European Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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