Bio

Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. Irawan started his career at the 2006 World Junior Championships, when he won a silver medal. Since then, he has continued his brilliant career by achieving many achievements. In his career he has won four medals at the Summer Olympics, five medals at world championships, and three medals at the Asian Games, including a gold in 2018. He is one of only 5 weightlifting athletes who has won 4 Olympic medals.