Seraj Al-Saleem

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Seraj Al-Saleem
Personal information
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 25)
Sport
CountrySaudi Arabia
SportWeightlifting
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

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]

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[]

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

He competed in the men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[9] He also represented Saudi Arabia in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Achievements[]

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

References[]

  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. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

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