Talha Talib is a Pakistani weightlifter and was born in Gujranwala 3rd October 1999. He competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the 62 kg category, lifting a total of 283 kg at the age of eighteen. He is a very hard-working and courageous boy. Talha Talib came in 5th place in weight lifting in Olympics 2020. Let’s have a look at the complete Talha Talib biography, height, age, family, and other details.

Career

He is the Pakistani national champion in the 62 kg category. He set a new record at the games in snatch as he lifted 132 kg in the 3rd attempt with 127 kg & 130 kg in the first two attempts, respectively. He was also a gold medalist at the 2016 Commonwealth Youth Weightlifting Championships in Penang. He lifted 258 kg to clinch the gold.

Talha Talib is the first weightlifter from Pakistan in 44 years. 

The 21-year-old weightlifter was in the competition without a coach.

Talha finished 5th in the competition.

Talha Talib Biography

Height & Weight

5 foot 8 inches (1.72 m)

62 kg (137 lb)

Talha Talib Age

was born on October 3rd, 1999 and he is 21 years old now.

Education and Family

He studied computer science at Superior College, Gujranwala.

His father Muhammad Islam Natiq was a national weightlifting coach for Pakistan.

Medal record

2018 Gold Coast 62 KG: Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

2016 Penang 62 KG: International Solidarity Weightlifting Championships

Talha Talib Olympics 2020 News Update:

25th July 2021 Update: Weightlifter Talha Talib misses out on Olympic gold but a hero is born.

Weightlifter Talha Talib on Sunday missed out on a rare Olympic medal for Pakistan but turned plenty of heads as Pakistan finally took notice of him.

The 21-year-old lifter from Gujranwala, making his Olympics debut, took part in the 67kg category and held the gold medal spot until the final round before eventually being bumped down and denied a podium finish.

In the end, he finished fifth as China’s Lijun Chen, Colombia’ Luis Javier Mosquera Lozano, and Italy’s Mirko Zani captured gold, silver, and bronze respectively.

Talib’s lift of 151kg in the Snatch category was the second-best of the round. He failed in his first Clean & Jerk attempt of 166kg and even though he was successful for the same weight in his next attempt and also cleared 170kg later, his combined total of 320 was surpassed by others, including Zani, who lifted just 2kg more than Talib.

For a little while during Clean & Jerk, he was in the lead, giving his growing number of fans back home a glimmer of hope. Nonetheless, Talib’s performance despite an obvious lack of resources turned him into a hero as Twitterati showered him with praises and his name became the top Pakistani trend on the site.

Pakistan cricket team allrounder Shadab Khan said “Pakistan is proud of Talha Talib” as he urged “sponsors and sports administration to help athletes like Talha“.