Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (2000-10-13) October 13, 2000
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportWeightlifting
Event73 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 Tokyo73 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent73 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Bogotá73 kg
Silver medal – second place2023 Riyadh81 kg
IWF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2023 Havana 81 kg[1]
Silver medal – second place2023 Doha81 kg[2]
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou73 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Manama81 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya81 kg C&J
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya81 kg T
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines73 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam73 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Cambodia81 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pyongyang 73 kg
Gold medal – first place2020 Tashkent 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

Rahmat 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]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2021 Best Male Athlete Nominated [13]
KONI Award Best Athlete Won [14]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Tokyo, Japan73 kg142147152618019019023423rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships
2018Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg135140141191621681712131219
2019Pattaya, Thailand73 kg138142144171681721741831818
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan73 kg14214715151801861921st place, gold medalist(s)3431st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Bogotá, Colombia73 kg1521571574192200200 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)3521st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia81 kg145——14190200209 CWR1st place, gold medalist(s)3542nd place, silver medalist(s)
IWF Grand Prix
2023Havana, Cuba81 kg1501561611st place, gold medalist(s)1902022091st place, gold medalist(s)3581st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games
2018Jakarta, Indonesia77 kg13514014211165170172931411
2022Hangzhou, China73 kg1521561582192196201 CWR13591st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2019Ningbo, China73 kg1371411476165165171103129
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan73 kg14214815051821871903rd place, bronze medalist(s)3354
2022Manama, Bahrain81 kg141151—3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1811911981st place, gold medalist(s)3492nd place, silver medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021Konya, Turkey81 kg14815415841911972002nd place, silver medalist(s)3552nd place, silver medalist(s)
SEA Games
2019Manila, Philippines73 kg138142145116817217713221st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Hanoi, Vietnam73 kg142150155 GR1180190 GR2001345 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Phnom Penh, Cambodia81 kg150158 GR—1190201 GR—1359 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Sports Week
2021Jayapura, Indonesia81 kg140145150118019020013401st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior World Championships
2018Tashkent, Uzbekistan77 kg135141143516316817173097
2019Suva, Fiji73 kg130137—7160167—103047
Asian Junior Championships
2019Pyongyang, North Korea73 kg1411451471st place, gold medalist(s)1711751791st place, gold medalist(s)3261st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Tashkent, Uzbekistan73 kg1401441481st place, gold medalist(s)1701801851st place, gold medalist(s)3291st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2017Bangkok, Thailand69 kg117120125101421471521127711

References

  1. ↑ "Results by Events". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rahmat Erwin menangi medali perak di IWF Grand Prix II 2023" (in Indonesian). Antara. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Oliver, Brian (10 December 2021). "Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lahir di Keluarga Atlet, Rahmat Erwin Abdullah Wujudkan Impian Ayah Tampil di Olimpiade dan Raih Medali". Fimela (in Indonesian). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kenal Angkat Besi Sejak 8 Tahun, Rahmat Erwin Kini Punya Medali Olimpiade". Kompas (in Indonesian). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Febrianto, Luthfie (24 October 2019). "Atlet Indonesia Pecahkan 14 Rekor Angkat Besi di Kejuaraan Junior Asia" [Indonesian Athletes Break 14 Weightlifting Records at the Asian Junior Championships]. Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Diah, Femi (4 December 2019). "Rahmat Erwin Persembahkan Emas ke-15 di SEA Games" [Rahmat Erwin Presents 15th Gold at SEA Games]. Detik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rizky dan Rahmat Pecahkan Rekor di Kejuaraan Angkat Besi Junior Asia 2020" [Rizky and Rahmat break the 2020 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships records] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Five Indonesian Weightlifters Qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Tempo.co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Oliver, Brian (28 July 2021). "Shi Zhiyong wins weightlifting gold with world record - and bronze for B Group Indonesian". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Abdullah Rahmat Erwin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Oliver, Brian (9 December 2022). "World record and winner from B Group at weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Siwo PWI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga pada Golden Award IV". Antara News. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Lima atlet terima penghargaan Atlet Terbaik dari KONI Pusat". Antara News. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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