Arli Chontey (born 1 July 1992) is a Kazakhstani male weightlifter who competes in the -55 kg division. He won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]

Arli Chontey
Arli Chotney at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Native nameАрли Чонтей
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32)
Kyrgyzstan[1]
Alma materKazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism[2]
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight54.81 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportOlympic Weightlifting
Event–55 kg
Coached byNurlan Aitmurzayev
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Men's weightlifting
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Ashgabat 55 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manama 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ningbo 55 kg
Disqualified 2023 Jinju 55 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya 55 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 56 kg

Chontey was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to China at a young age. Not given a chance to get into China's national weightlifting team, he moved back to Kyrgyzstan in 2008. In 2011, Chontey began training with the Kazakh national team in 2011. In 2012, he became a citizen of Kazakhstan.[1]

Competition

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He finished sixth overall at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, and placed second in the snatch in 2015, but failed all attempts in the clean and jerk.[4] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]

He won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.[6]

He won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg Snatch event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[7][8]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing   Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 56 kg 125 130 132 5 148 153 154 6 278 4
World Championships
2013   Wrocław, Poland 56 kg 117 123 123 7 135 140 145 7 257 6
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 56 kg 122 126 129 4 145 150 150 11 274 6
2015   Houston, United States 56 kg 127 131 132   150 150 150
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 55 kg 115 118 120   135 138 138 5 258  
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 55 kg 115 118 120 5 138 143 145 6 263 5
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 113 116 118   137 140 142   260  
2022   Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 115 118 118   140 141 144 6 259 4
Asian Games
2014   Incheon, South Korea 56 kg 122 127 127 8 145 150 150 8 267 7
Asian Championships
2013   Astana, Kazakhstan 56 kg 110 110 115 6 135 135 135
2019   Ningbo, China 55 kg 107 111 113   128 128 133 4 246  
2020   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 110 113 115   136 140 142   255  
2022   Manama, Bahrain 55 kg 113 116 118   137 140 144   260  
2023
Summer Universiade
2013   Kazan, Russia 56 kg 107 112 115 1 130 135 135 8 245 4
2017   Taipei, Taiwan 56 kg 115 120 120 3 135 140 143 3 258  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arli Chontei". iwf.net. International Weightlifting Federation. p. 1. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Arli Chontey. universiade2013.sportresult.com
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (7 December 2021). ""Lost in space" Bulgarians start recovery mission with weightlifting World Championships medal". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Arli Chontey. the-sports.org
  5. ^ Arli Chontey Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  6. ^ "2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ Oliver, Brian (6 December 2022). "Gold for China and Chanu recovery lights up weightlifting World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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