Artyom Maksimovich Okulov (Russian: Артём Максимович Окулов, born 5 May 1994) is a Russian weightlifter, and two time World Champion[2] competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Artyom Maksimovich Okulov |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | 5 May 1994 |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 88.44 kg (195.0 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Russia |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | –89 kg |
| Coached by | Vasiliy Belyaev[1] |
Career
At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category with a total of 327 kg.[4]
He was the bronze medalist in the 85 kg category at both the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.
In 2015 he became world champion in the 85 kg category,[5] and Okulov was named Honored Master of Sports of Russia, the highest national sports title.[6]
In 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation restructured the weight categories, and Okulov competed in, and won the 89 kg category becoming World Champion again.[7]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland | 85 kg | 165 | 170 | 172 | 5 | 200 | 209 |  | 381 |  | |
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 85 kg | 170 | 174 | 4 | 205 | 211 | | 385 | | ||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 85 kg | 168 | 174 | 176 | | 205 | 211 | 215 |  | 391 | |
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 89 kg | 161 | 166 | 8 | 202 | 206 | | 372 | | ||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  Split, Croatia | 85 kg | 165 | | 198 | 203 | 212 | | 377 | | ||