Doston Yokubov (born 5 April 1995)[1] is an Uzbek Olympic weightlifter. He won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2]

Doston Yokubov
Yokubov (most right athlete) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityUzbek
Born (1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 29)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 67 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Manama 73 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 69 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 69 kg

Yokubov also won the gold in the 73 kg division in the 2022 Asian Championships. He also represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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   Uzbekistan
Olympic Games
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 133 137 140 17 172 176 181 12 313 14
World Championships
2013   Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 125 125 129 17 160 166 172 12 295 14
2014   Almaty, Kazakhstan 69 kg 133 137 139 21 172 177 181 7 314 11
2017   Anaheim, United States 69 kg 135 135 135 13 176 179 184   314 6
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 67 kg 135 139 139 12 177 180 184   319 4
Asian Games
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia 69 kg 138 143 145 4 181 186 192 1 331  

References

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  1. ^ "Doston Yokubov". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ Oliver, Brian (10 December 2021). "Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.