Indonesian weightlifter (born 2000)
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Abdullah in 2021
Nationality Indonesian Born (2000-10-13 ) October 13, 2000 (age 24) Makassar , South Sulawesi, IndonesiaHeight 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Weight 72 kg (159 lb) Country Indonesia Sport Weightlifting Event 73 kg
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.
Biography
Abdullah 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
Major results
Year
Venue
Weight
Snatch (kg)
Clean & Jerk (kg)
Total
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
1
2
3
Rank
Olympic Games
2021
Tokyo , Japan
73 kg
142
147
152
6
180
190
190
2
342
World Championships
2018
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
73 kg
135
140
141
19
162
168
171
21
312
19
2019
Pattaya , Thailand
73 kg
138
142
144
17
168
172
174
18
318
18
2021
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
73 kg
142
147
151
5
180
186
192
343
2022
Bogotá , Colombia
73 kg
152
157
157
4
192
200
200 WR
352
2023
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
81 kg
145
—
—
14
190
200
209 CWR
354
2024
Manama , Bahrain
81 kg
147
154
—
9
193
200
202
6
347
7
IWF Grand Prix
2023
Havana , Cuba
81 kg
150
156
161
190
202
209
358
2024
Doha , Qatar
81 kg
153
157
161
192
201
214
362
IWF World Cup
2024
Phuket , Thailand
73 kg
155
160
162
195
206
206
355
Asian Games
2018
Jakarta , Indonesia
77 kg
135
140
142
11
165
170
172
9
314
11
2023
Hangzhou , China
73 kg
152
156
158
2
192
196
201 WR
1
359
Asian Championships
2019
Ningbo , China
73 kg
137
141
147
6
165
165
171
10
312
9
2021
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
73 kg
142
148
150
5
182
187
190
335
4
2022
Manama , Bahrain
81 kg
141
151
—
181
191
198
349
2024
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
73 kg
153
157
159
192
202 WR
204 WR
363
2025
Jiangshan , China
73 kg
150
155
—
195
200
205 CWR
360
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021
Konya , Turkey
81 kg
148
154
158
4
191
197
200
355
SEA Games
2019
Manila , Philippines
73 kg
138
142
145
1
168
172
177
1
322
2022
Hanoi , Vietnam
73 kg
142
150
155 GR
1
180
190 GR
200
1
345 GR
2023
Phnom Penh , Cambodia
81 kg
150
158 GR
—
1
190
201 GR
—
1
359 GR
National Sports Week
2021
Jayapura , Indonesia
81 kg
140
145
150
1
180
190
200
1
340
Junior World Championships
2018
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
77 kg
135
141
143
5
163
168
171
7
309
7
2019
Suva , Fiji
73 kg
130
137
—
7
160
167
—
10
304
7
Asian Junior Championships
2019
Pyongyang , North Korea
73 kg
141
145
147
171
175
179
326
2020
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
73 kg
140
144
148
170
180
185
329
Youth World Championships
2017
Bangkok , Thailand
69 kg
117
120
125
10
142
147
152
11
277
11
Notes
^ At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, medals from the snatch, clean & jerk and total are calculated separately and are all included in the medal table.
References
External links
67.5 kg (1905)
70 kg (1906–1913)
67.5 kg (1920–1991)
70 kg (1993–1997)
69 kg (1998–2017)
73 kg (2018–)
1951–1990: 67.5 kg • 1994: 70 kg • 1998–2018: 69 kg • 2022: 73 kg