Arli Chontey
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| Native name | Арли Чонтей | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1992 Kyrgyzstan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54.81 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Olympic Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nurlan Aitmurzayev | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arli Chontey (born 1 July 1992) is a Kazakhstani male weightlifter who competes in the -55 kg division. He won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]
Chontey was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to China at a young age. Not given a chance to get into China's national weightlifting team, he moved back to Kyrgyzstan in 2008. In 2011, Chontey began training with the Kazakh national team in 2011. In 2012, he became a citizen of Kazakhstan.[1]
Competition[]
He finished sixth overall at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, and placed second in the snatch in 2015, but failed all attempts in the clean and jerk.[4] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Arli Chontei". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Arli Chontey. universiade2013.sportresult.com
- ^ Oliver, Brian (7 December 2021). ""Lost in space" Bulgarians start recovery mission with weightlifting World Championships medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Arli Chontey. the-sports.org
- ^ Arli Chontey Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
External links[]
- Arli Chontey at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Arli Chontey at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Olympic weightlifters of Kazakhstan
- Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Kazakhstani male weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2014 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in weightlifting
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Almaty
- Universiade bronze medalists for Kazakhstan
- Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade