Nurul Akmal

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.

Nurul Akmal (born 12 February 1993)^[4] is an Indonesian weightlifter of Acehnese descent. She won the silver medal in the women's +90 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[4] She also represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as well as the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Nurul Akmal

Personal information
Nickname	Amel[1]
Born	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 32) North Aceh, Indonesia[2]
Alma mater	University of Abulyatama[3]
Sport
Country	Indonesia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	+87 kg
Club	Seuramoe Lifter Aceh
Coached by	Dirdja Wihardja
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Indonesia Asian Championships 2022 Manama +87 kg 2024 Tashkent +87 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku +90 kg 2021 Konya +87 kg S 2021 Konya +87 kg C&J 2021 Konya +87 kg T SEA Games 2021 Vietnam +71 kg 2023 Cambodia +71 kg Qatar Cup 2019 Doha +87 kg

Career

In 2017, she finished in 6th place in the women's +90 kg event at the Summer Universiade held in Taipei, Taiwan.^[5] The following year, she represented Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia in the women's +75 kg event where she finished in 6th place.^[6] She also competed in the women's +87 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.^[7]

In 2019, she competed in the women's +87 kg at the World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.^[8] In that same year, she won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 6th International Qatar Cup held in Doha, Qatar.^[9] In April 2021, she competed at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[10]

She represented Indonesia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[11] She finished in 5th place in the women's +87 kg event.^[12] She was also one of the flagbearers for Indonesia during the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations as part of the opening ceremony on 23 July 2021.^[13]

She won the bronze medal in the women's +87 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[14] She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Manama, Bahrain.^[15][16]

In August 2024, she finished in 12th place in the women's +81 kg event at the Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.^[17]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Line Today Choice	2021	Most Favorite Indonesian Athlete	Nominated	[18]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2021	Tokyo, Japan	+87 kg	107	111	115	—	141	151	154	—	256	5
2024	Paris, France	+81 kg	105	110	110	—	140	145	151	—	245	12
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	+87 kg	105	110	110	16	138	143	146	9	251	12
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	+87 kg	110	114	114	14	145	145	150	10	260	11
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+87 kg	107	112	112	7	145	151	151	6	257	6
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	+87 kg	105	110	115	10	145	145	150	10	260	9
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	+87 kg	105	105	110	10	145	146	150	7	256	8
IWF World Cup
2024	Phuket, Thailand	+87 kg	107	115	115	12	145	147	150	—	—	—
Asian Games
2018	Jakarta, Indonesia	+75 kg	108	112	116	—	137	147	147	—	253	6
2023	Hangzhou, China	+87 kg	105	110	115	—	145	145	146	—	261	4
Asian Championships
2019	Ningbo, China	+87 kg	107	107	107	7	143	143	143	6	250	6
2021	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+87 kg	106	111	111	5	140	140	147	5	251	5
2022	Manama, Bahrain	+87 kg	105	110	114		142	148	153		267
2024	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	+87 kg	105	110	113	4	140	143	149		259
Islamic Solidarity Games
2017	Baku, Azerbaijan	+90 kg	95	99	102	—	123	127	131	—	230
2021	Konya, Turkey	+87 kg	105	110	113		142	148	148		255