Rahmat Erwin Abdullah

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah
Born	(2000-10-13) October 13, 2000 Indonesia
Occupation	Weightlifter
Known for	Two-time World Weightlifting Championships gold medalist (2021, 2022), Olympic bronze medalist (2020)

Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (born 13 October 2000) is an Indonesian weightlifter who has claimed two gold medals in the men's 73 kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in both 2021 and 2022. He also secured a bronze medal during the 2020 Summer Olympics. Abdullah has competed in the 73 kg division since his appearance at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. His international debut took place at the 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where he participated in the 69 kg class.

Biography

Abdullah is the sole offspring of former weightlifters Erwin Abdullah and Ami Asun Budiono. His father, Erwin, earned a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games and had qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics but was unable to compete due to injury. Meanwhile, his mother Ami achieved a gold medal at the 1995 SEA Games.

Career

At the 2019 Asian Junior Championships in Pyongyang, Abdullah captured gold in the 73 kg division by lifting a combined total of 326 kg, surpassing North Korea’s Ko Myong-ho. Later that year, he added another gold to his record at the 2019 SEA Games held in the Philippines, outlifting Vietnamese athlete Phạm Tuấn Anh with a total of 322 kg.

In 2020, he continued his winning streak by securing his third international gold at the Asian Junior Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, outperforming Iranian competitor Mir Mostafa Javadi. Representing Indonesia at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, Abdullah earned a bronze medal.

At the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogotá, Colombia, he claimed gold in the men’s 73 kg event. During this competition, Abdullah twice set new world records in the clean and jerk by lifting 202 kg and subsequently 204 kg.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result
Golden Award SIWO PWI	2021	Best Male Athlete	Template:Nom
KONI Award		Best Athlete	Template:Won

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Position	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Position
Olympic Games
2021	Tokyo, Japan	73 kg	142	147	152	6	180	190	190	2	342	Template:Bronze3
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	73 kg	135	140	141	19	162	168	171	21	312	19
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	73 kg	138	142	144	17	168	172	174	18	318	18
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	73 kg	142	147	151	5	180	186	192	Template:Gold1	343	Template:Gold1
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	73 kg	152	157	157	4	192	200	200 WR	Template:Gold1	352	Template:Gold1
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	81 kg	145	—	—	14	190	200	209 CWR	Template:Gold1	354	Template:Silver2
2024	Manama, Bahrain	81 kg	147	154	—	9	193	200	202	6	347	7
2025	Førde, Norway	79 kg	150	156	—	5	192	203	—	Template:Silver02	359	4
IWF Grand Prix
2023	Havana, Cuba	81 kg	150	156	161	Template:Gold1	190	202	209	Template:Gold1	358	Template:Gold1
2024	Doha, Qatar	81 kg	153	157	161	Template:Silver2	192	201	214	Template:Silver2	362	Template:Silver2
IWF World Cup
2024 IWF World Cup	align=left	Phuket, Thailand	73 kg	155	160	162	Template:Bronze3	195	206	206	Template:Silver2	355	Template:Bronze3
Asian Games
Weightlifting at the 2018 Asian Games	align=left	Jakarta, Indonesia	77 kg	135	140	142	11	165	170	172	9	314	11
Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games	align=left	Hangzhou, China	73 kg	152	156	158	2	192	196	201 WR	1	359	Template:Gold1
Asian Weightlifting Championships
2019 Asian Weightlifting Championships		align=left		Ningbo, China		73 kg		137		141		147		6		165		165		171		10		312		9
2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships		align=left		Tashkent, Uzbekistan		73 kg		142		148		150		5		182		187		190		Template:Bronze3		335		4
2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships		align=left		Manama, Bahrain		81 kg		141		151		—		Template:Bronze3		181		191		198		Template:Gold1		349		Template:Silver2
2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships		align=left		Tashkent, Uzbekistan		73 kg		153		157		159		Template:Gold1		192		202 WR		204 WR		Template:Gold1		363		Template:Gold1
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