Eduard Ziaziulin

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
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1998-10-29) 29 October 1998 (age 24) Mogilev, Belarus
Weight	142.20 kg (313 lb)
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	+109 kg
Coached by	Mikhail Barkov^[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Snatch: 206 kg (2021) Clean and jerk: 241 kg (2021) Total: 447 kg (2021)

Career

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 military action to invade Ukraine.^[11]

Major results

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

1. "Ziaziulin Edward". Weightlifting Belarus. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. . International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
5. (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
6. (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
7. (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
8. (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.