Artem Okulov

Russian weightlifter (born 1994)

Artyom Okulov
Personal information
Full nameArtyom Maksimovich Okulov
Nationality Russia
Born (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 29)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight88.44 kg (195.0 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWeightlifting
Event–89 kg
Coached byVasiliy Belyaev[1]
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Houston –85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ashgabat –89 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Wroclaw –85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Almaty –85 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Split –85 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 77 kg
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan –85 kg

Artyom Maksimovich Okulov (Russian: Артём Максимович Окулов, born 5 May 1994) is a Russian weightlifter, and two time World Champion[2] competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

Career

At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category with a total of 327 kg.[4]

He was the bronze medalist in the 85 kg category at both the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.

In 2015 he became world champion in the 85 kg category,[5] and Okulov was named Honored Master of Sports of Russia, the highest national sports title.[6]

In 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation restructured the weight categories, and Okulov competed in, and won the 89 kg category becoming World Champion again.[7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2013 Poland Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 165 170 172 5 200 207 209 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 381 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 170 174 177 4 205 211 218 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 385 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 United States Houston, United States 85 kg 168 174 176 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 211 215 1st place, gold medalist(s) 391 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 161 166 168 8 202 206 210 1st place, gold medalist(s) 372 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2017 Croatia Split, Croatia 85 kg 165 170 170 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 198 203 212 1st place, gold medalist(s) 377 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ IWF.net. "Artem Okulov Bio". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ IWF.net. "Artem Okulov Results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 89 kg
  4. ^ IWF.net (18 August 2010). "2010 Youth Olympic Games boys 77 kg results". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ Аухадов выиграл ЧМ по тяжёлой атлетике в весе до 85 кг, Окулов — 3-й – Чемпионат. Championat.com. Retrieved on 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ Приказ министра спорта от 30 ноября 2015 года № 164-нг
  7. ^ Artyom OKULOV. chidlovski.net

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