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Ilyin, Ilya
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| NOC |
Kazakhstan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 24 May 1988
in Kzyl-Orda, URS |
| Height | 1.75 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Kyzylorda, KAZ |
General Interest |
| Famous relatives |
His brother Alexei was a national boxing champion in Kazakhstan. (sports.kz, 31 Dec 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Why this sport? |
He decided to try the sport after watching his older brother Alexei, who was already involved in weightlifting. |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 30 Aug 2019; Tengri TV YouTube channel, 23 May 2019) |
| Awards and honours |
He was named Best Lifter by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] in 2005, 2006, 2014 and 2015. (iwf.net, 24 Feb 2016; zakon.kz, 24 Apr 2015; lada.kz, 02 Sep 2014)
He was named Best Male Athlete of Kazakhstan in 2011. (sports.kz, 28 Dec 2011)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Kazakhstan. (kazsports.kz, 24 Dec 2018) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Yury Melnikov [national], KAZ; Anton Moiseyev [personal], from 2019 |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He first went to the gym at age six. |
General Interest |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"A weightlifter should be able to do everything and borrow things from other sports to beat competitors." (allthingsgym.com, 13 Feb 2015) |
| Other information |
WEIGHT CATEGORY
Since 2018, he has competed in 96kg and 109kg weight categories but has decided to focus on the former. "I am already 31 years old. And putting on weight is risky for my future health. And the ideal category for me would be exactly 96kg. Even then, after the [2012] Olympics in London, I said that in Tokyo I would perform in the 94kg category. That is, I would switch to 105kg category and would then come back. So, I am working according to the old plan. Now I weigh 100 kilograms, and I feel great. Just as it should be." (vesti.kz, 23 May 2019)
SANCTION
In June 2016 he was suspended from competition for a minimum of two years after samples taken from him at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2012 Olympic Games in London retrospectively tested positive for a banned substance. In January 2018 the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] announced that the samples were being considered as one single violation and that he would be eligible to return to competition in June 2018. (insidethegames.biz, 12 Jan 2018; barbend.com, 11 Dec 2017; iwf.net, 10 Jun 2016)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has undertaken post-graduate studies at the Kazakh Academy of Sport and Tourism in Almaty, Kazakhstan. His doctoral thesis was called 'Scientific and practical conclusions on the preparation of a high level weightlifter'. (lada.kz, 02 Sep 2014) |
Further Personal Information |
| Family |
Daughter Milana |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Kazakh, Russian |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
In October 2018 he announced that an injury to his spine meant he would be unable to compete at the 2018 World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (vesti.kz, 29 Oct 2018)
He has had a number of minor injuries over the years, but his worst was in 2011 when he suffered groin muscle problems. (allthingsgym.com, 13 Feb 2015) |
| Milestones |
In 2005 he won the overall gold medal at both the Junior World Championships in Busan, Republic of Korea and the senior World Championships in Doha, Qatar, to become Kazakhstan's first weightlifting world champion at junior and senior level. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Oct 2018; IWF, 06 Oct 2006) |
| | Olympic Games |
| 2012 |
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94kg |
 London |
| 2008 |
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94kg |
 Beijing |
| | World Championships |
| 2019 |
13 |
96kg |
 Pattaya |
| 2019 |
8 |
96kg - Snatch |
Pattaya |
| 2019 |
20 |
96kg - Clean & Jerk |
Pattaya |
| 2018 |
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102kg |
 Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
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102kg - Snatch |
Ashgabat |
| 2018 |
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102kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ashgabat |
| 2014 |
1 |
105kg |
 Almaty |
| 2014 |
3 |
105kg - Snatch |
Almaty |
| 2014 |
1 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Almaty |
| 2011 |
1 |
94kg |
 Paris |
| 2011 |
5 |
94kg - Snatch |
Paris |
| 2011 |
1 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Paris |
| 2006 |
1 |
94kg |
 Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
3 |
94kg - Snatch |
Santo Domingo |
| 2006 |
2 |
94kg - Clean & Jerk |
Santo Domingo |
| 2005 |
1 |
85kg |
 Doha |
| 2005 |
7 |
85kg - Snatch |
Doha |
| 2005 |
1 |
85kg - Clean & Jerk |
Doha |
| | Asian Championships |
| 2019 |
5 |
96kg |
Ningbo |
| 2019 |
5 |
96kg - Snatch |
Ningbo |
| 2019 |
6 |
96kg - Clean & Jerk |
Ningbo |
| | Asian Games |
| 2010 |
1 |
94kg |
Guangzhou |
| 2006 |
1 |
94kg |
Doha |
| | IWF Grand Prix |
| 2015 |
1 |
105kg |
 Groznyy |
| 2015 |
1 |
105kg - Snatch |
Groznyy |
| 2015 |
1 |
105kg - Clean & Jerk |
Groznyy |
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