Seraj Al-Saleem
Personal information
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Sport
CountrySaudi Arabia
SportWeightlifting
Weight class61 kg
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
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 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.[8] He also competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[9][10]

He competed in the men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[11] He also represented Saudi Arabia in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[12][13] He competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Summer Olympics
2021Japan Tokyo, Japan61 kg124127129—159166166—2885
World Championships
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan56 kg9498101291191231243022029
2017United States Anaheim, United States56 kg108112112613814314362506
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand61 kg118123125161471541541327714
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan61 kg12312713041551551623rd place, bronze medalist(s)2823rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games
2018Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia56 kg108108108—137141144—2498

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "2014 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "2017 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). lsaf.lt. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (12 August 2022). "Beteyob seals more weightlifting golds for Indonesia at Islamic Solidarity Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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