Artem Okulov

Artyom Maksimovich Okulov (, born 5 May 1994) is a Russian weightlifter, and two-time world champion competing in the 85 kg category until 2018 and 89 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.

Career At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics he won the gold medal in the 77 kg category with a total of 327 kg.

He was the bronze medalist in the 85 kg category at both the 2013 and 2014 World Championships.

In 2015 he became world champion in the 85 kg category, and Okulov was named Honored Master of Sports of Russia, the highest national sports title.

In 2018, the International Weightlifting Federation restructured the weight categories, and Okulov competed in, and won the 89 kg category becoming World Champion again.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank World Championships 2013 Wrocław, Poland 85 kg 165 170 172 5 200 207 209 381 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 85 kg 170 174 177 4 205 211 218 385 2015 Houston, United States 85 kg 168 174 176 205 211 215 391 2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 89 kg 161 166 168 8 202 206 210 372 European Championships 2017 Split, Croatia 85 kg 165 170 170 198 203 212 377 2026 Batumi, Georgia 88 kg 156 161 163 9 196 202 — 4 352 8