Eduard Ziaziulin (Belarusian: Эдуард Зезюлин; born 29 October 1998) is a Belarusian weightlifter, competing in the super-heavyweight category (+105 kg until 2018 and +109 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories).[1]

Eduard Ziaziulin
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 26)
Mogilev, Belarus
Weight142.20 kg (313 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportWeightlifting
Event+109 kg
Coached byMikhail Barkov[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 206 kg (2021)
  • Clean and jerk: 241 kg (2021)
  • Total: 447 kg (2021)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sofia +109 kg

Career

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Ziaziulin started as a junior weightlifter competing at the 2017 Junior World Weightlifting Championships and the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships, placing fourth in both competitions.[2][3] In the following European Junior & U23 Championships, he got first overall, his first first place finish at a junior level. In the same year, he participated in his first world championships while still being a junior lifter, the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships. He finished in eighth place.[4]

At his first European Championships the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships he got fourth,[5] his best rank so far at the senior level. He competed at his second world championships, the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships. He finished fourth.[6] He then participated at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships now competing as an U23 lifter, he got a second place overall finish.[7]

At the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships, he once again finished with a fourth place position.[8] In the U23 level, he participated in the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships, finishing second, once again being defeated by Varazdat Lalayan of Armenia.[9] He then participated at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships, finishing with a bronze medal in the snatch, his first minor medal at the senior level, finishing fourth overall.[10]

He is currently suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation as the International Weightlifting Committee decided to suspend lifters from Russia and Belarus for their countries' invasion of Ukraine.[11]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +109 kg 189 193 193 8 222 228 232 8 421 8
2019   Pattaya, Thailand +109 kg 193 198 201 4 225 234 234 7 432 4
2021   Tashkent, Uzbekistan +109 kg 200 206 210   231 237 241 4 447 4
European Championships
2019   Batumi, Georgia +109 kg 191 196 199 4 221 221 227 6 423 4
2021   Moscow, Russia +109 kg 197 202 202 4 227 233 233 7 424 4
World Junior Championships
2017   Tokyo, Japan +105 kg 173 180 185   200 210 215 5 390 4
European Junior & U23 Championships
2017   Durrës, Albania +105 kg 173 180 185   200 210 215 5 390 4
2018   Zamość, Poland +105 kg 183 190 190   215 223 -   413  
2019   Bucharest, Romania +109 kg 191 197 199   230 235 238   432  
2021   Rovaniemi, Finland +109 kg 195 201 201   220 230 237   431  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ziaziulin Edward". Weightlifting Belarus. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Results Book Tokyo 2017" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 European Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  8. ^ "2021 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  11. ^ "International Weightlifting Federation Suspends The Participation of Russian & Belarusian Athletes". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 3 August 2022.