Seraj Al-Saleem
Saudi Arabian weightlifter (born 1996)
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Seraj Al-Saleem (Arabic: سراج آل سليم; born 10 February 1996)[1] is a Saudi Arabian weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3] He also won the silver medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships, also held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4][5]
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| Born | 10 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He represented Saudi Arabia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7] He finished in 5th place in the men's 61 kg event.[6]
Career
In 2014, he competed in the men's 56 kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[8] He also competed at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States and the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[9][10]
He competed in the men's 56 kg event at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[11] He also represented Saudi Arabia in the men's 56 kg event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
He won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[12][13] He competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Tokyo, Japan | 61 kg | 124 | 127 | 129 | N/a | 159 | N/a | 288 | 5 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 56 kg | 94 | 98 | 101 | 29 | 119 | 30 | 220 | 29 | ||
| 2017 |  Anaheim, United States | 56 kg | 108 | 112 | 6 | 138 | 6 | 250 | 6 | |||
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand | 61 kg | 118 | 123 | 16 | 147 | 154 | 13 | 277 | 14 | ||
| 2021 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 61 kg | 123 | 127 | 4 | 155 |  | 282 | | |||
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Jakarta, Indonesia | 56 kg | 108 | N/a | 137 | 141 | N/a | 249 | 8 | |||
