Jaber Saeed Salem

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Jaber Saeed Salem
Personal information
NationalityBulgaria Bulgarian, Qatar Qatari
Born (1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 46)
Height1.85cm [6ft]
Weight124.60 kg (274.7 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria /  Qatar
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 210 kg (2001)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2000)
  • Total: 460 kg (2000)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's weightlifting
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

Jaber Saeed Salem, born Yani Marchokov (born January 3, 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]

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[]

[4][5]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Jaber Salem". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29.
  2. ^ "SALEM Jaber Saed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  3. ^ "SALEM Jaber Saeed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  4. ^ "Salem Jaber Saeed (QAT)". Database Weightlifting (in German).
  5. ^ "Marchokov Yani (BUL)". Database Weightlifting (in German).

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