Rahmat_Erwin_Abdullah

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

Indonesian weightlifter (born 2000)

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.

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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]

He sets new world record in jerk two times with 202 kg and 204 kg. [13]

Awards and nominations

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Major results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Rahmat Erwin menangi medali perak di IWF Grand Prix II 2023" (in Indonesian). Antara. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. [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. [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. [5]
    "Kenal Angkat Besi Sejak 8 Tahun, Rahmat Erwin Kini Punya Medali Olimpiade". Kompas (in Indonesian). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. [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. [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. [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. [9]
    "Five Indonesian Weightlifters Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Tempo.co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. [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. [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. [12]
    Oliver, Brian (9 December 2022). "World record and winner from B Group at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. [13]
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2w5NO2b6t8
  14. [14]
    "Siwo PWI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga pada Golden Award IV". Antara News. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Lima atlet terima penghargaan Atlet Terbaik dari KONI Pusat". Antara News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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