Ilya Ilyin

Ilya Aleksandrovich Ilyin (Russian: Илья Александрович Ильин; born 24 May 1988) is a retired Kazakhstani weightlifter who has won four world championships. On 12 December, 2015 at the President's Cup in Grozny, Russia, Ilyin set two world records in the −105 kg class. He lifted 246 kg in the clean and jerk and 437 kg in the total. Ilyin was named IWF World Weightlifter of the Year four times: in 2005, 2006, 2014, and 2015.

Ilya Ilyin
Ilyin on a 2013 stamp of Kazakhstan
Personal information
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988
Kyzylorda, Kyzylorda Region, Kazakhstan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight104.35 kg (230.1 lb)
Websitewww.ilya-ilyin.kz
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)-105 kg
Coached byToyshan Bektemirov, Erzhas Boltaev
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 191 kg (2015)
  • Clean and jerk: 246 kg (2015, WR)
  • Total: 437 kg (2015, WR)

Originally a two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2008 and 2012, Ilyin was officially stripped of his gold medals on 25 November, 2016, by the IWF due to doping violations after retests of his samples given at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Before his doping violations, Ilyin was considered to be one of the greatest Olympic weightlifters of all time.

Athletic career

Ilyin became Kazakhstan's first junior and senior weightlifting world champion when he placed first overall in the −85 kg class at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships. He snatched 170 kg and clean and jerked 216 kg (for which he also won the clean and jerk phase) for a total of 386 kg. His total of 386 was the youth world record for the now retired −85 kg class.

The next year Ilyin competed in the 94 kg class at the 2006 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and 2006 Asian Games in Doha, winning all these competitions. At the 2006 Junior World Weightlifting Championships he snatched 176 kg and clean and jerked 225 kg for a total of 401 kg; Andrei Aramnau from Belarus captured the silver medal with 393 kg total with 177 kg snatch and 216 kg clean and jerk.[1]

In September 2006 Ilyin snatched 175 kg and clean and jerked 217 kg for a total of 392 kg, securing the gold medal in the −94 kg category at 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. With his final two lifts in the clean and jerk phase he attempted to set a world record with 233 kg but was unsuccessful. In December 2006 Ilyin won the −94 kg class at 2006 Asian Games, snatching 175 kg and clean and jerking 226 kg for a total of 401 kg. After a very successful year Ilyin was named 2006 IWF World Weightlifter of the Year for the second time.[2]

Ilyin competed in the −94 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and originally won the gold medal, snatching 180 kg and clean and jerking 226 kg for a total of 406 kg.[3]

In 2011, Ilyin competed in the −94 kg class at the world championships and once again won the gold medal in both the clean and jerk and the overall. He snatched 181 kg and clean and jerked 226 kg for a total of 407 kg.

Ilyin originally won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 94 kg category with a world and Olympic record total of 418 kg. He was successful in all three snatch attempts with lifts of 177 kg, 182 kg, and 185 kg. He was also successful in all three clean and jerk attempts with lifts of 224 kg, 228 kg, and 233 kg. His final lift of 233 kg was initially recognized as the world and Olympic record in the clean and jerk.[3] On 14 September 2016 all of these results were annulled and his medal stripped for doping violations.[4]

In 8 November 2012 Ilyin was awarded the Olympic Council of Asia award as the best Asian athlete, along with Zulfiya Chinshanlo and Olga Rypakova.

Ilyin competed in the -105 kg category at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships held in Almaty. He snatched 183 kg, 187 kg and 190 kg, placing third. Ilyin made two out of three lifts in the clean and jerk, lifting 233 kg on his opener and on his final lift of 242 kg, breaking the clean and jerk world record and winning the competition by virtue of lighter body weight.

On 12 December 2015 Ilyin competed in the Iwf Grand Prix 5th Russian Federation Presidents Cup held in Grozny. Ilyin completed two out of three lifts in the snatch, going 184 kg on his opener and 191 kg on his final attempt to secure the gold medal. In the clean and jerk Ilyin made two lifts with a third lift in hand, going 231 kg on his opener before making a 15 kg jump to break his own clean and jerk world record and successfully hitting 246 kg to win the gold medal. This total of 191/246 gave him the new total world record of 437 kg.

In March 2016 Ilyin was named the IWF World Weightlifter of the Year for the fourth time in his career.[5]

In June 2016 it was announced by the IWF that retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Summer Olympics indicated that Ilyin had tested positive for prohibited substances, namely dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol.[6] On 14 September 2016, Ilyin was stripped of his second Olympic medal.[4]

In June 2016 it was announced by the IWF that retests of the samples taken from 2008 Summer Olympics indicated that Ilyin had tested positive for stanozolol. [7] In November 2016, Ilyin was stripped of both his Olympic gold medals as a result of doping violations from his retested samples. [8]


Ilyin is a member of the Astana Presidential Club.[9]

Results

Major results:[10][11][12]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing, China94 kg175180----223223226----DSQ
2012 London, United Kingdom94 kg177182185--224228233----DSQ
World Championships
2005 Doha, Qatar85 kg1651701737205211216386
2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep94 kg170175177217233233392
2011 Paris, France94 kg1751811845221226--407
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan105 kg183187190233239242432
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan102 kg--------------------
2019 Pattaya, Thailand96 kg16516817181952002002036313
Asian Games
2006 Doha, Qatar94 kg16216617112052152261397
2010 Guangzhou, China94 kg17017517832152192271394
Asian Championships
2019 Ningbo, China96 kg1551601605185----63455
World Junior Championships
2005 Busan, South Korea85 kg155161168197202206374
2006 Hangzhou, China94 kg165171176215217225401
IWF Grand Prix
2015 Grozny, Russia105 kg1841881911231246--1437
2018 Doha, Qatar109 kg--------------------
2019 Doha, Qatar96 kg165165171420020020663655
British International Open
2019 Coventry, Great Britain96 kg15516016511801851902350
Olympic Test
2019 Tokyo, Japan109 kg165165171420020020683658

References

  1. 32nd Junior World Championships 2006-05-29 Hangzhou (CHN). IWRP (29 May 2006). Retrieved on 2016-05-18.
  2. Ilin again, Chen Yanqing for the first time: Best of the Year. Best Lifters of 2006. iwf.net
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilya Ilyin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.
  4. "Weightlifter set for 2012 Olympic bronze despite finishing ninth". BBC Sport. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. Best of 2015: HSU SHU-CHING and ILYA ILYIN | International Weightlifting Federation. Iwf.net. Retrieved on 18 May 2016.
  6. IWF public disclosures
  7. IWF public disclosures
  8. IOC sanctions seven athletes for failing anti-doping tests.
  9. Ilyas Omarov (4 July 2013). "Astana Presidential Sports Club Launched". The Astana Times. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  10. "ILYIN Ilya KAZ". www.iwf.net.
  11. "Ilyin Ilya". iwrp.net.
  12. "Results – men's 96 kg".
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