Tolkunbek Hudaybergenov is a Turkmen

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

 weightlifter. He was born in the Gurbansoltan Eje district, Daşoguz Province.

At the 2008 Asian Championships

2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships

The 2008 Asian Weightlifting Championships were held at Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Japan between April 26 and May 5 2008. It was the 39th mens and 20th women's championship. Much of the responsibility for the event lay with the Japan Weightlifting Association...

 he won the bronze medal in the clean and jerk

Clean and jerk

The clean and jerk is one of the two Olympic weightlifting events .The clean portion of the lift refers to the lifter explosively pulling the weight from the floor to a racked position across deltoids and clavicles...

 in the 62 kg category, overall ranking 4th with a total of 284 kilograms (626.1 lb).

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kg weightlifting event was the second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

in the 62 kg division finishing seventh, with 288 kilograms (634.9 lb), beating his previous personal best by 4 kilograms (8.8 lb).

He is 5 inch tall and weighs 143 pounds (64.9 kg).

External links

• NBC profile
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008