Sandow Weldemar Nasution (born March 25, 1981) is an Indonesian weightlifter. He won gold in the 85 kg category at the

2005 Southeast Asian Games The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines. This was the third time the Philippines hosted the games and its first time since 1991 S ...

. At the

2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 2007, Kila haeng echiye tawan oak chiyeng tai 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, was a South ...

he won gold in the 77 kg category. He won overall silver in the 77 kg category at the 2007 Asian Championships, with a total of 328 kg. At the 2007 World Championships he ranked 17th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 331 kg. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing eleventh with 347 kg. This beat his previous personal best by 6 kg. He is 5 ft 6 inches tall and weighs 170 lb.

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Athlete Biography
at beijing2008 Indonesian male weightlifters 1981 births Living people Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of Indonesia People of Batak descent Sportspeople from Jakarta Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games 21st-century Indonesian people {{Indonesia-weightlifting-bio-stub