The men's 61 kg weightlifting competitions at the

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took place on 25 July at the

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Eko Yuli Irawan Eko Yuli Irawan (born 24 July 1989) is an Indonesian weightlifter who competes in the 61 kg and 62 kg category. Irawan has won four medals at the Summer Olympics, eight medals at world championships, and three medals at the Asian Games ...

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Igor Son Igor Sergeyevich Son (born 16 November 1998) is a Kazakhstani weightlifter. In 2017, he competed in the men's 56 kg event at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 61 ...

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won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. Dominican Luis García,

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Marcos Rojas earning their spots in total lifting.

Records

Results

New records

References

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