Tolkunbek Hudaybergenov (born January 4, 1986) is a

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weightlifter. He was born in the Gurbansoltan Eje district,

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. At the 2008 Asian Championships he won the bronze medal in the

clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ...

in the 62 kg category, overall ranking 4th with a total of . He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 62 kg division finishing seventh, with , beating his previous personal best by .

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Athlete Biography
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