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01-13 oldal/2006/4 angol 2007.02.20 18:38 Page 4 Lifters of Ilin again, Chen Yanqing the Year for the first time: 2006 Best of the Year In the last few years we athletes but rather as dictat- officials regularly participat- complained a few times ed by their hearts and ing in world events and that, despite all our efforts, national sympathy. Two representatives of the the Lifter of the Year elec- years ago, as we told you, weightlifting media. We feel tions failed to run the way the IWF’s entire communi- convinced that “The Twen- we wished they should. cation system collapsed due ty-Five” cast their votes on a We made attempts at to the thousands of ballots fair and objective basis. involving the wide world of generated in the voting pro- Altogether ten women and weightlifting into the voting cess. These were, however, eight men weightlifters process but unfortunately unable to produce a valid received votes. Among the such plans failed to bring and realistic ranking. ladies, the line of 8 Asians the desired success. It Thus, in the process of the was completed by two seemed that the title of 2006 Lifters of the Year elec- Europeans; in the men’s Lifter of the Year was wear- tions, we decided to rely on Europe produced five can- ing real value so masses did the judgement of a special didates, whereas Asia was not vote on the actual per- group of 25 experts. The represented by three lifters. formance achieved by the voters’ list included IWF In the end, the winners – as Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRI non-stop since 2002 – both defended all his titles with came from Asia. ease In addition to csting their ballots on the top three lead up to the XXIX weightlifters of 2006 in Olympic Games. Still a each gender, the 25 mem- junior athlete and multiple bers of the voting group World Champion, Ilin were asked to add their own appears to be the next explanations, comments. superstar of our sport. Let us quote a few herewith: Jean-Paul Bulgaridhes, IWF Sam Coffa, 1st Vice President Executive Member, President of the IWF: of the French Federation: – Ilin is one of the all time – My heart tells me to put greats. At the tender age of Dabaya in the first place, 18 years, this young athlete who brought such great keeps improving and elimi- glory to my country after 84 nating any technical faults years. Still I voted for he might have. Rybakou, because of his world record and world Matthew Curtain, champion title. Chief Executive Officer AWF: Denis Reno, USA, – Defending Olympic photographer and editor: Champion, Chen Yanqing established 5 new world – Chen Qanqing broke all records during the 2006 58kg world records at the Asian Games and as such, Asian Games – her total raised the bar to unpassed topped the 63kg winning heights in the women’s total at the World Champi- 58kg category. Ilin recon- onships. Her jerk would firmed his status as favorite have won the 69kg Gold at Vencelas Dabaya, FRA was voted in 2nd place in the 94kg category in the the World Championships. 4 01-13 oldal/2006/4 angol 2007.02.20 18:38 Page 5 Dr. Shimon Barak, Israel, Mohammad Reza Akhoundi, IWF Executive Board Member: Iran, journalist: – To me the most pleasant – Reza Zadeh easily gained surprise of the year was gold medal in two impor- Vencelas Dabaya of France, tant competitions in 2006. who is an emerging star of Mu Shuangshuang, European weightlifting. It is although she was defeated always pleasing to see the by her Korean rival in the palette of champions WC, in Doha she came in widening and getting more first and upset the Korean, colourful in terms of besides setting a new world nations involved. I wish record. more countries were able to come up with young cham- Jim Schmitz, USA, journalist: pions of their own talent- – Yang Lian, because she pool in the future, adding was perfect at the World to the popularity of Championships, breaking weightlifting worldwide. all the World Records in her class, but it was her only Sergey Butov, Russia, championship for the year. journalist: Anikó Németh-Móra, – Thongsuk missed the Senior Editor World Championships to World Weightlifting: get ready for the Asian Games. In Doha she – Weightlifting needs super- showed her superiority in a stars, role models for the duel with the World Cham- young and upcoming gener- pion of 2006, Quyang Xiao- ation. One of those poten- fang and also established tial greats is undoubtedly new world record in clean the still young but already and jerk. Ilin showed a bril- brilliant Ilya Ilin of Kaza- Yang Lian, CHN won the 48kg with world records in Santo liant performance in 94kg khstan. He has a becoming Domingo in all crucial events of the character and still has a lot year. to show us. It is more diffi- Lian, who has a charming cult to choose from the and all-round personality Veronica Facer, The great world record of women’s ranks as there are both on and outside the Switzerland, journalist: Jang Mi-Ran, KOR was so many outstanding ladies platform and who can be appreciated by voters: she from 48kg to plus 75kg. My a perfect image for female - My vote goes to Korean placed second favourite though is Yang weightlifting. Jang Mi-Ran. I have great respect for her determina- tion and persistence, not to mention her incredible world record total 318kg, which, I believe, is a fantas- tic result for a woman. Lifters of the Year 2006 5 01-13 oldal/2006/4 angol 2007.02.20 18:38 Page 6 Juniors at the Ilin hopes to set Senior World Record Peak interview ● interview ● interview ● interview ● interview ● interview ● interview According to the decision Ilya ILIN, KAZ of the 25-member “Extra 24.05.1988 Commando”, in the In the year 2005 he virtual- men’s voting Ilya Ilin ly crashed the gate and defended his surprising 1st positioned himself as one place from the previous of the best in the world. year but among the Just turning 17, he proved women a new winner was to be supreme in the 85 crowned: Chen Yanqing. kilos category first at the Speaking of Ilin we should Junior, then at the Senior stop for a moment. In the World Championships. long history of the Lifters He duly deserved the title of the Year elections it “Best Lifter of 2005”. happens for the second In 2006 the young Kazakh time that a weightlifter changed categories but it should become the Best of did not break his dream the Year at the age of 18 career. Moreover, not only years, that is very much in did he capture the junior his junior age. Evidence and senior world champi- goes back to 1984 and on titles but he won hands 1985, when Naim Suley- down – in the 94kg – at the manoglu (under names as Asian Games as well. He Naim Suleymanov and made an attempt at break- Neum Shalamanov) ing Kolecki’s famous earned the title at the age 232.5kg world record, of 17 and 18 years, respec- untouchable since 2000. tively. What is more, the Ilin boasts a collection of triple Olympic champion 11 World Championship topped it all off in 1986, medals (in a matter of two when he was elected as years), of which the num- Lifter of the Year even in ber of gold is 8, silver 2 1986, i.e. for the third and one in bronze. consecutive year, and still In 2006, he was once again a junior. voted as Lifter of the Year. Ivan Ivanov was also in his junior years when win- breaking the clean and jerk ning in 1989 and 1990, world record, either for likewise Alexei Petrov who juniors or for seniors. God deserved this prestigious knows: I tried to jerk 233kg title in 1994. twice at the Junior World Championships in China. Women mature faster, Lifter of the Year 2006: Ilya Ilin, KAZ ● Are you planning to enter they say. Two of the win- three major competitions in ner ladies were just 17 2007 as well? years old when capturing Hardly did we imagine, two He was pleased to answer ● Over and above the two the Best Lifter awards: in years ago, that nearly World Weightlifting’s World Championships 1991 Sun Caiyan, and in unknown Ilya Ilin would questions, prior to the Best I would like to participate 2002 Wang Mingjuan. earn the honourable title of Lifter election: also in the Asian Champi- Further juniors who Lifter of the Year both in ● Are you satisfied with your onships, but my coaches proved to be the best of 2005 and in 2006. season in 2006? will decide whether I can, the relevant years were: Nevertheless, the distinc- ● It would be impertinence or if I have to skip one, and Guan Hong (1994), Li tion was well merited by the to answer this question which one. Hongjun (1996), Tang young star. Ever since he with ‘No’, he said. I tried my ● Besides going on winning, Weifang (1997 and 1998), popped up, he kept on win- luck in a new bodyweight in terms of kilos what are your Ding Meiyuan (1999) and ning, just winning, through category and I could win in objectives? Liu Chunhong (2003 and two senior, two junior this 94kg, too. My total is ● In total I should get at 2004). world championships plus over 400 kilos. On the other least to 410 kilos.