Kazakhstani weightlifter (born 1992)
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]
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
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
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
External links
52 kg (1969–1991)
54 kg (1993–1997)
55 kg (2018–2024)