Nurul Akmal (born 12 February 1993) is an Indonesian weightlifter of Acehnese descent. She won the silver medal in the women's +90kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. She also represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as well as the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Career
In 2017, she finished in 6th place in the women's +90kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan. The following year, she represented Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in the women's +75kg event where she finished in 6th place. She also competed in the women's +87 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
In 2019, she competed in the women's +87 kg at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand. In that same year, she won the bronze medal in the women's +87kg event at the 6th International Qatar Cup held in Doha, Qatar. In April 2021, she competed at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
She represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in 5th place in the women's +87 kg event. She was also one of the flagbearers for Indonesia during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony on 23 July 2021.
She won the bronze medal in the women's +87kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.
In August 2024, she finished in 12th place in the women's +81kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryResultLine Today Choice2021Most Favorite Indonesian Athlete
Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Summer Olympics 2021 Tokyo, Japan +87 kg 107 111 115 141 151 154 256 52024 Paris, France +81 kg 105 110 110 140 145 151 245 12 World Championships 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan +87 kg 105 110 110 16 138 143 146 9 251 12 2019 Pattaya, Thailand +87 kg 110 114 114 14 145 145 150 10 260 11 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +87 kg 107 112 112 7 145 151 151 6 257 6 2022 Bogotá, Colombia +87 kg 105 110 115 10 145 145 150 10 260 92023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia+87 kg 105 105 110 10 145 146 150 7 256 8IWF World Cup 2024 Phuket, Thailand +87 kg 107 115 115 12 145 147 150 — — — Asian Games 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia +75 kg 108 112 116 137 147 147 253 62023 Hangzhou, China +87 kg 105 110 115 145 145 146 261 4Asian Championships2019 Ningbo, China +87 kg 107 107 107 7 143 143 143 6 250 62021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +87 kg 106 111 111 5 140 140 147 5 251 52022 Manama, Bahrain +87 kg 105 110 114 142 148 153 267 2024 Tashkent, Uzbekistan +87 kg 105 110 113 4 140 143 149 259 Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku, Azerbaijan +90 kg 95 99 102 123 127 131 230 2021 Konya, Turkey +87 kg 105 110 113 142 148 148 255
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