Rizki Juniansyah

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Rizki Juniansyah (born 17 June 2003) is an Indonesian weightlifter who currently specializes in the men’s 73 kg lightweight class and holds various world records at the youth, junior, and senior IWF competition levels. He is the current Olympic champion, having won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, making him Indonesia’s youngest Olympic gold medalist in history and its first in weightlifting.{{Cite news |author=Adisti Sukma Sawitri |date=9 August 2024 |title=Weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah wins Indonesia's second gold at Paris Olympics |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/sports/2024/08/09/weightlifter-rizki-juniansyah-wins-indonesias-second-gold-at-paris-olympics.html |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=The Jakarta Post}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Indonesia celebrates first Olympic golds outside badminton |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/8/9/indonesia-celebrates-first-olympic-golds-outside-badminton |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

Early Career

Juniansyah grew up in a family with a strong background in weightlifting and began training as early as nine years old. His father, M. Yasin (1966–2024), a successful national weightlifter, represented Indonesia in five consecutive SEA Games from 1983 to 1993 and clinched bronze medals at the 1985 and 1987 SEA Games.{{Cite web |title=m yasin |url=https://www.datatempo.co/foto/detail/P2302201200013/m-yasin |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=DATATEMPO |language=id}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Utus Krisna Bayu, NOC Indonesia Sampaikan Belasungkawa atas Meninggalnya Ayah Rizki Juniansyah |url=https://www.gonews.co/berita/baca/2024/10/20/utus-krisna-bayu-noc-indonesia-sampaikan-belasungkawa-atas-meninggalnya-ayah-rizki-juniansyah |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=GoNews |language=id}} His mother and two older siblings were also competitive weightlifters.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-29 |title=Prestasi Atlet Muda Banten di Kancah Dunia (1): Baru 16 Tahun, Boyong Tiga Medali di Korea Utara |url=https://www.radarbanten.co.id/2019/10/29/prestasi-atlet-muda-banten-di-kancah-dunia-1-baru-16-tahun-boyong-tiga-medali-di-korea-utara/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=radarbanten.co.id |language=id}} His brother-in-law, Triyatno, who later became his coach, is a bronze and silver medalist at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Aditya |first=Lucas |last2=Rifai |first2=Bahtiar |date=2024-08-09 |title=Olimpiade 2024: Rizki Juniansyah Memang Punya DNA Angkat Besi |url=https://sport.detik.com/sport-lain/d-7481570/olimpiade-2024-rizki-juniansyah-memang-punya-dna-angkat-besi |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=detiksport |publisher=detikcom |language=id-ID}}

He began his career at a young age, winning gold medals at the 2017 and 2018 PPLP National Championships. Additionally, he has earned gold medals at the 2018 Youth Regional Sports Week, the 2018 Provincial Sports Week, and the 2021 National Sports Week, representing Banten.{{Cite web |last=Baldan |first=Harir |date=2021-10-09 |title=Lahir di Keluarga Atlet, Rizki Juniansyah Lifter Banten Persembahan Medali Emas PON Ikuti Jejak Kakaknya |url=https://www.bantenraya.com/daerah/pr-1271385612/lahir-di-keluarga-atlet-rizki-juniansyah-lifter-banten-persembahan-medali-emas-pon-ikuti-jejak-kakaknya |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Banten Raya |language=id}}

Youth and Junior World Records

By the age of 17, Juniansyah had achieved a remarkable feat by holding five youth and junior world records. In 2020, he set two youth world records with a 139 kg snatch (current) and 307 kg total lift at the 2020 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships.{{Cite web |title=2020 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://awfederation.com/component/flexicontent/download/81/452/29.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901022413/https://awfederation.com/component/flexicontent/download/81/452/29.html |archive-date=1 September 2023 |website=Asian Weightlifting Federation}} Later that year, the Youth World Weightlifting Championships were cancelled due to COVID-19 and replaced by an online event called the IWF Youth World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-26 |title=Update on the IWF Youth World Championships 2020 |url=https://iwf.sport/2020/08/26/update-iwf-youth-world-championships-2020/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=International Weightlifting Federation |language=en-US}} Juniansyah won gold medal with impressive final figures of 145-180-325,{{Cite web |title=IWF Youth World Cup 2020 Results |url=https://iwf.sport/downloads/?category=249 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}} surpassing all three youth world records at the time (including his own).{{Cite web |title=IWF Online Youth World Cup 2020 Results |url=https://dmcl.biz/index.php/games/72/results?page=3 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=dmcl.biz}} Although these figures remain above the current records and were achieved in an IWF-organized event, they are not officially recognized. In acknowledgment of his performance, the IWF awarded him the title of ‘The Best Lifter’ in the competition.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-19 |title=Pecahkan 3 Rekor, Rizki Juniansyah menjadi The Best Lifter Youth World Cup 2020 |url=https://gerakita.com/pecahkan-3-rekor-rizki-juniansyah-menjadi-the-best-lifter-youth-world-cup-2020/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Gerakita |language=id}}

Progressing through the junior levels, Juniansyah set three junior world records in the 73 kg category with final figures of 155-194-349 at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships.{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=26 May 2021 |title=Sensational Indonesian teenager takes weightlifting world records from US' Cummings |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108256/juniors-iwf-rizki-juniansyah |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}}{{Cite web |title=2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731200747/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2021/05/2021_IWF_JUNIOR_ResultsBook.pdf |archive-date=31 July 2021 |access-date=31 July 2021 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}} In 2022, he set two more consecutive junior world records. First, he broke his own previous record with a 156 kg snatch, securing first place at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships{{Cite web |title=2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/05/IWF_Results_Book_2022_GRE.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527123517/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/05/IWF_Results_Book_2022_GRE.pdf |archive-date=27 May 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022 |website=International Weightlifting Federation}}{{Cite news |last=Oliver |first=Brian |date=5 May 2022 |title=Weightlifter Juniansyah in world-record form at Junior World Championships |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1122784/iwf-juniors-juniansyah |access-date=13 August 2022 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}} and successfully defending his 2021 title. Later that year, he further improved the record with a 157 kg snatch (the current record), earning him the top podium spot at the 2022 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book |url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/12/Bogota-Results-Book.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217071304/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/12/Bogota-Results-Book.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2022 |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=IWF}}{{Cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=Asian Youth and Junior Championships Tashkent 2022 – Junior – Results Book |url=https://awfederation.com/news/download/97/586/29.html |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=AWF}}

Road to Paris 2024 and Olympic Champion

In 2023, Juniansyah won the SEA Games gold medal, setting three current games records with final figures of 156-191-347 in the 73 kg event.{{Cite news|url=https://sport.detik.com/sport-lain/d-6720015/rizki-juniansyah-raih-emas-dan-pecahkan-3-rekor-sea-games-kelas-73-kg|title=Rizki Juniansyah Raih Emas dan Pecahkan 3 Rekor SEA Games Kelas 73 Kg|first=Mercy|last=Raya|date=14 May 2023|work=Detik.com|language=id}} Three months later, in August 2023, he underwent an appendectomy and was required to take a 6-month break from training and competitions, which impacted his efforts to qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics.{{Cite web |last=SALASAH |first=REBIYYAH |last2=HIANUSA |first2=KELVIN |date=2024-04-05 |title=Winning Dramatic Battle, Rizki Juniansyah Qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.kompas.id/baca/english/2024/04/04/en-menangi-persaingan-dramatis-rizki-juniansyah-lolos-olimpiade-paris-2024 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=kompas.id }}{{Cite web |title=Heart of a Lion 🦁 |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5ORKKWOZOo/?igsh=MWJnbTc5ZXJ0c2RoeA== |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Instagram |publisher=suck less |format=Reel}}

By the end of January 2024, he resumed training and prepared for the next upcoming competitions. He successfully secured qualification for Paris by winning the gold medal at the 2024 IWF World Cup, where he set the current world record with a total lift of 365 kg.{{Cite web|url=https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2024/04/2024-IWF-World-Cup_Results-Book.pdf|title=2024 IWF World Cup Results Book|website=International Weightlifting Federation}}

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Juniansyah won the gold medal in the men’s 73 kg event, setting a new Olympic record with a 199 kg clean and jerk lift on his second attempt in the final.{{cite news |date=8 August 2024 |title=Weightlifting - Men's 73 kg - Medallists |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C92A_WLFM73KG--------------------------.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808202142/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C92A_WLFM73KG--------------------------.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=Olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}{{cite news |date=8 August 2024 |title=Weightlifting - Men's 73 kg - Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C73_WLFM73KG--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808202105/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_C73_WLFM73KG--------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=8 August 2024 |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=Olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}} It was his Olympic debut and Juniansyah became the youngest Indonesian Olympic gold medalist at the age of 21.{{Cite web |author=Bagas Abdiel Kharis Theo |date=9 August 2024 |title=Lewati Susy Susanti, Rizki Juniansyah Atlet Termuda Indonesia Peraih Emas Olimpiade |url=https://sports.sindonews.com/read/1431971/51/lewati-susy-susanti-rizki-juniansyah-atlet-termuda-indonesia-peraih-emas-olimpiade-1723158483 |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=SINDOnews |language=id-ID}}

This victory marked the end of China’s five-consecutive-gold dominance in the lightweight category.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Paris, Men 73kg: Rizki takes gold for Indonesia as tearful Shi Zhiyong bombs out after building 10kg lead |url=https://iwf.sport/2024/08/09/paris-men-73kg-rizki-takes-gold-for-indonesia-as-tearful-shi-zhiyong-bombs-out-after-building-10kg-lead/ |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=International Weightlifting Federation |language=en-US}} It was also Indonesia’s first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting in 72 years, since they began competing at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics, ending a streak of 7 silver and 8 bronze medals in the sport.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Rizki Juniansyah Pecahkan Rekor 72 Tahun Indonesia di Olimpiade |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/olahraga/20240809061342-178-1131000/rizki-juniansyah-pecahkan-rekor-72-tahun-indonesia-di-olimpiade |website=CNN Indonesia |language=id}}

Achievements and Records

WR = World Record, C = Current, O = Olympic, G = Games, J = Junior, Y = Youth, N = National, U = Unrecognized

{{asterisk}}World records are not officially recognized in the online event. The Best Lifter title was awarded.

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2024	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|FRA}} Paris, France	73 kg	~~155~~	155	~~162~~	{{n/a}}	191	199 COR	—	{{n/a}}	354	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| World Championships
2022	align="left" \| {{flagicon\|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia	73 kg	150	155	~~158~~	{{gold1}}	187	192	~~198~~	{{silver2}}	347	{{silver2}}
2023	align=left \| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	73 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	align=left \| {{flagicon\|Bahrain}} Manama, Bahrain	73 kg	~~146~~	150	~~160~~	8	180	190	~~200~~	{{bronze3}}	340	{{silver2}}
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2024	align="left" \|{{flagicon\|THA}} Phuket, Thailand	73 kg	155	~~164~~	164	{{silver2}}	192	201	~~203~~	{{gold1}}	365 CWR	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Asian Championships
2022	align="left" \| Manama, Bahrain	73 kg	147	152	~~158~~	{{gold1}}	~~186~~	~~186~~	~~186~~	—	—	—
2024	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	146	152	158	{{silver2}}	180	187	195	{{silver2}}	353	{{silver2}}
colspan="13" \| SEA Games
\| 2021	align="left" \| Hanoi, Vietnam	81 kg	152	157 GR \| ~~160~~ \| {{n/a}}	192	197	~~200~~ \| {{n/a}}	354 \| {{silver2}}
\| 2023	align="left" \| Phnom Penh, Cambodia	73 kg	~~143~~	143	156 CGR \| {{n/a}}	176	~~191~~	191 CGR \| {{n/a}}	347 CGR \| {{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Islamic Solidarity Games
\| 2021	align="left" \| Konya, Turkey	73 kg	150	~~160~~	~~160~~	{{gold1}}	181	190	~~195~~	{{gold1}}	340	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Junior World Championships
2021	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	142	146	155 JWR	{{gold1}}	180	189	194 CJWR	{{gold1}}	349 CJWR	{{gold1}}
2022	align="left" \| Heraklion, Greece	73 kg	147	156 JWR	–	{{gold1}}	185	~~195~~	~~199~~	{{gold1}}	341	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Asian Junior Championships
2020	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	127	132	139	4	160	165	168	4	307 \| 4
2022	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	149	154	157 CJWR	{{gold1}}	182	~~195~~	~~195~~	{{gold1}}	339	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Youth World Cup
2020	align="left" \| Lima, Peru Online Event*	73 kg	140	145 UYWR	~~150~~	{{gold1}}	172	180 UYWR	~~185~~	{{gold1}}	325 UYWR	{{gold1}}
colspan="13" \| Asian Youth Championships
2019	align="left" \| Pyongyang, North Korea	67 kg	120	125	130	{{silver2}}	145	153	157	{{silver2}}	287	{{silver2}}
2020	align="left" \| Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	127	132	139 CYWR	{{gold1}}	160	165	168	{{gold1}}	307 YWR \| {{gold1}}