Jaber Saeed Salem

Jaber Saeed Salem
Personal information
Birth nameYani Marchokov
NationalityBulgarian, Qatari
Born (1975-01-03) 3 January 1975 (age 50)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
 Qatar
SportWeightlifting
Event+105 kg
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 210 kg (2001)
  • Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2000)
  • Total: 460 kg (2000)
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Qatar
World Championships
2001 Antalya +105 kg
1999 Athens +105 kg
2005 Doha +105 kg
2007 Chiang Mai +105 kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha +105 kg
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty +105 kg
2005 Dubai +105 kg
2007 Tai'an +105 kg

Jaber Saeed Salem (born Yani Marchokov, 3 January 1975) is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth with a 460 kg total (205 kg and 255 kg). He was born in Bulgaria.

One of eight Bulgarian weightlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Jaber became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics. His old name, Yani Marchokov, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter Said Saif Asaad (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner Saif Saaeed Shaheen.

At the 2003 World Championships, he snatched 210 kg which turned out to be the gold medal in the snatch competition. He withdrew from the clean and jerk.

Jaber was set to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but pulled out.

At the 2005 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 446 kg, and at the 2007 World Championships, he won the bronze medal with a total of 435 kg.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney, Australia +105 kg 200 205 210 3 250 255 260 5 460 4
World Championships
1999 Athens, Greece +105 kg 190 200 205 240 250 250 455
2001 Antalya, Turkey +105 kg 200 205 210 245 250 263 460
2003 Vancouver, Canada +105 kg 200 205 210 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Doha, Qatar +105 kg 195 201 203 240 245 -- 446
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand +105 kg 195 195 200 4 231 240 243 435
Asian Games
2006 Doha, Qatar +105 kg 175 185 -- 2 215 225 -- 2 410
Asian Championships
2004 Almaty, Kazakhstan +105 kg 190 230 420
2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates +105 kg 190 232 422
2007 Tai'an, China +105 kg 192 235 427
Junior World Championships
1995 Warsaw, Poland –108 kg 160 165 167.5 4 190 200 200 355
European Junior Championships
1995 Beersheba, Israel –108 kg 160 165 165 4 192.5 200 210 360

References

  1. ^ "Jaber Salem". Archived from the original on 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ "SALEM Jaber Saed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  3. ^ "SALEM Jaber Saeed". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Salem Jaber Saeed (QAT)". Database Weightlifting (in German).
  5. ^ "Marchokov Yani (BUL)". Database Weightlifting (in German).