Şahzadbek Matýakubow (born 1 March 2004) is a Turkmenistan weightlifter currently competing in the men's 110 kg category. He is a silver medalist at the Asian Games.
Career In 2022, Matýakubow competed in the Asian Youth & Junior Championships in the junior 81 kg category and the World Weightlifting Championships in the 89 kg category.
At the 2023 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships, held in Delhi, India, Matýakubow competed in the 96 kg category and won a gold medal with a total of 357 kilograms, lifted 160 kilograms in the snatch and 197 kilograms in the clean and jerk. In November 2023, at the Junior World Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, he won a silver medal with a total of 367 kilograms in the 96 kg category. In the snatch, he lifted 167 kilograms, and in the clean and jerk, he managed 200 kilograms. The following month, he also competed in the 2023 IWF Grand Prix II held in Doha, Qatar, where he won a gold medal overall a total of 371 kg in the 96 kg category. In the snatch, he lifted 167 kilograms and won a gold medal, while in the clean and jerk, he lifted 204 kilograms and won a silver medal.
In September 2024, at the World Junior Championships in León, Spain, Matýakubow won a gold medal with a total of 391 kilograms in the 102 kg category. In the snatch, he lifted 175 kilograms, and in the clean and jerk, he lifted 216 kilograms, setting a junior world record in the process. At the 2024 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships, held in Doha, Qatar, hecompeted in the 102 kg category and won a gold medal with a total of 396 kilograms, lifted 177 kilograms in the snatch and 219 kilograms in the clean and jerk.
At the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Matýakubow won a silver medal with a total of 410 kilograms in the 110 kg category. In the snatch, he lifted 188 kilograms, and in the clean and jerk, he managed 222 kilograms.
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