Edi Kurniawan

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Edi Kurniawan
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Born (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 37)
Lampung, Indonesia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Weightlifting
Event69 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok 69 kg

Edi Kurniawan (born 7 January 1988, in Lampung) is an Indonesian weightlifter. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, twice represented Indonesia at the Universiade and won gold at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Personal life

Kurniawan was born on 7 January 1988 in Lampung on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. [1]

Career

One of Kurniawan's first events was the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He dominated the men's –69 kg category and won the gold medal. [2]

Kurniawan made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In the men's –69 kg category, held in the Beihang University Gymnasium, he successfully lifted 135 kg in the snatch, and hoisted 172 kg from his third and final attempt in the clean and jerk, for a total of 307 kg. He was ranked 12th overall. [3]

He then represented Indonesia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. This time contesting the men's –77 kg category, Kurniawan finished ninth with his total of 313 kg. [4]

Two years later, Kirniawan took part in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. He again contested the men's –77 kg category but did not finish after unsuccessful snatch lifts. [4]

His final International Weightlifting Federation recognised event was the 2017 Southeast Asia Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kurniawan had moved up to the men's –85 kg category. He successfully lifted 141 kg in the snatch and hoisted 176 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 317 kg. He was ranked fourth overall, just missing out on a medal. [4]

References

  1. "Edi Kurniawan". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  2. "Two athletes fail doping tests". The New York Times . 9 November 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. "Men's 69kg (152 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Edi Kurniawan". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2025.