Jaber Saeed Salem (born Yani Marchokov, 3 January 1975) is a

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i weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the

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and finished fourth with a 460 kg total (205 kg and 255 kg). He was born in

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. One of eight

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weightlifters recruited by the

Qatar Olympic Committee Qatar Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية القطرية, IOC code: QAT) is the National Olympic Committee representing Qatar. History The QOC was formed in 1979 and was granted full recognition by the International Olympic C ...

for $1,000,000, Jaber became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics. His old name, Yani Marchokov, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen. At the 2003 World Championships, he snatched 210 kg which turned out to be the gold medal in the snatch competition. He withdrew from the

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. Jaber was set to compete at the

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, but pulled out. At the 2005 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 446 kg, and at the 2007 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 435 kg.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salem, Jaber Saeed 1975 births Living people Bulgarian emigrants to Qatar Qatari male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Qatar Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Naturalised citizens of Qatar Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Qatar Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games World Weightlifting Championships medalists