Seraj Al-Saleem

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]

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

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 Tokyo, Japan61 kg1241271291591661662885
World Championships
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg9498101291191231243022029
2017 Anaheim, United States56 kg108112112613814314362506
2019 Pattaya, Thailand61 kg118123125161471541541327714
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg1231271304155155162282
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta, Indonesia56 kg1081081081371411442498

References

  1. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Asian Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Oliver, Brian (9 December 2021). "South Korean teenager Shin stuns older rivals at IWF World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 9 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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