Arli Chontey

Arli Chontey (born 1 July 1992) is a Kazakhstani male weightlifter who competes in the -55 kg division. He won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Chontey was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to China at a young age. Not given a chance to get into China's national weightlifting team, he moved back to Kyrgyzstan in 2008. In 2011, Chontey began training with the Kazakh national team in 2011. In 2012, he became a citizen of Kazakhstan.

Competition He finished sixth overall at the 2013 and 2014 World Championships, and placed second in the snatch in 2015, but failed all attempts in the clean and jerk. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

He won the silver medal in the men's 55kg event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.

He won the silver medal in the men's 55kg Snatch event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.

Major results