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{{short description|Qatari weightlifter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image          =
| caption        =
| birth_name     = Yani Marchokov
| nationality    = Bulgarian, Qatari
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|1|3}} 
| height         = 1.85 m
| weight         = {{convert|125|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country        = {{BUL}} <br> {{QAT}}
| sport          = [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]]
| event          = +105 kg
| pb             = {{unbulleted list|Snatch: 210 kg (2001)|Clean and jerk: 255 kg (2000)|Total: 460 kg (2000)}}
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifting]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{QAT}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2001 World Weightlifting Championships|2001 Antalya]] | [[2001 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1999 World Weightlifting Championships|1999 Athens]] | [[1999 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005 Doha]] | [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007 Chiang Mai]] | [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships - Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games|+105 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2004 Almaty]]|+105 kg}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2005 Dubai]]| +105 kg}}
{{MedalSilver |[[2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2007 Tai'an]]| +105 kg}}
}}

'''Jaber Saeed Salem''' (born '''Yani Marchokov''', 3 January 1975) is a [[Qatar]]i [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who competed in the Men's 105+ kg weight class at the [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics]] and finished fourth with a 460&nbsp;kg total (205&nbsp;kg and 255&nbsp;kg). He was born in [[Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaber Salem |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jaber-salem-1.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829215333/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/jaber-salem-1.html |archivedate=2011-08-29}}</ref>

One of eight [[Bulgarian people|Bulgarian]] weightlifters recruited by the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] for $1,000,000, Jaber became a Qatari citizen to represent the country in the 2000 Olympics. His old name, Yani Marchokov, was left behind in the process. Qatar has been known for recruiting sportspeople from other countries, the most notable examples being fellow weightlifter [[Said Saif Asaad]] (formerly Angel Popov of Bulgaria) and world-class runner [[Saif Saaeed Shaheen]].

At the [[2003 World Weightlifting Championships|2003 World Championships]], he [[snatch (weightlifting)|snatched]] 210&nbsp;kg which turned out to be the gold medal in the snatch competition. He withdrew from the [[clean and jerk]].

Jaber was set to compete at the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]], but pulled out.

At the [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005 World Championships]], he won the bronze medal with a total of 446&nbsp;kg,<ref>{{cite web |title=SALEM Jaber Saed |publisher=International Weightlifting Federation |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=327 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527164436/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=327 |archive-date=2011-05-27}}</ref> and at the [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007 World Championships]], he won the bronze medal with a total of 435&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{cite web |title=SALEM Jaber Saeed |publisher=International Weightlifting Federation |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=175 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527164504/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=175 |archive-date=2011-05-27}}</ref>

==Major results==
<ref>{{cite web |title=Salem Jaber Saeed (QAT) |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbgwh/daten.php?spid=3A4901BAE9694D6188209058CDAD7A75 |website=Database Weightlifting |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Marchokov Yani (BUL) |url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbgwh/daten.php?spid=49AEBC35BDD54F35864304C873132CD9 |website=Database Weightlifting |language=de}}</ref>
{|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2 width=40|Year
! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue
! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight
!colspan=4| Snatch (kg)
!colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg)
!rowspan=2 width=40| Total
!rowspan=2 width=40| Rank
|-
! width=40|1
! width=40|2
! width=40|3
! width=40|Rank
! width=40|1
! width=40|2
! width=40|3
! width=40|Rank
|-
! colspan=13| [[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] || align=left| {{flag icon|AUS}} [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||200||'''205'''||<s>210</s>||3||250||'''255'''||<s>260</s>||5||'''460'''||'''4'''
|-
! colspan=13| [[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
|-
|[[1999 World Weightlifting Championships|1999]] || align=left| {{flag icon|GRE}} [[Athens]], [[Greece]] || [[1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||190||200||'''205'''||{{gold1}}||240||<s>250</s>||'''250'''||{{bronze3}}||'''455'''||{{silver2}}
|-
|[[2001 World Weightlifting Championships|2001]] || align=left| {{flag icon|TUR}} [[Antalya]], [[Turkey]] || [[2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||200||205||'''210'''||{{Gold1}}||245||'''250'''||<s>263</s>||{{gold1}}||'''460'''||{{Gold1}}
|-
|[[2003 World Weightlifting Championships|2003]] || align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]|| [[2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||200||205||'''210'''||{{gold1}}||--||--||--||--||--||--
|-
|[[2005 World Weightlifting Championships|2005]] || align=left| {{flag icon|QAT}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || [[2005 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||195||'''201'''||<s>203</s>||{{bronze3}}||240||'''245'''||--||{{bronze3}}||'''446'''||{{bronze3}}
|-
|[[2007 World Weightlifting Championships|2007]] || align=left| {{flag icon|THA}} [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]] || [[2007 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||<s>195</s>||'''195'''||<s>200</s>||4||231||'''240'''||<s>243</s>||{{silver2}}||'''435'''||{{bronze3}}
|-
! colspan=13| [[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]] || align=left| {{flag icon|QAT}} [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's +105 kg|+105 kg]] ||175||'''185'''||--||2||215||'''225'''||--||2||'''410'''||{{silver2}}
|-
! colspan=13| [[Asian Weightlifting Championships|Asian Championships]]
|-
|[[2004 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2004]] || align=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] || +105&nbsp;kg ||'''190'''||||||{{gold1}}||'''230'''||||||{{gold1}}||'''420'''||{{gold1}}
|-
|[[2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2005]] || align=left| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || +105&nbsp;kg ||'''190'''||||||{{silver2}}||'''232'''||||||{{silver2}}||'''422'''||{{silver2}}
|-
|[[2007 Asian Weightlifting Championships|2007]] || align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tai'an]], [[China]] || +105&nbsp;kg ||'''192'''||||||{{silver2}}||'''235'''||||||{{gold1}}||'''427'''||{{silver2}}
|-
! colspan=13| [[IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships|Junior World Championships]]
|-
|1995 || align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] || –108&nbsp;kg ||160||'''165'''||<s>167.5</s>||4||'''190'''||<s>200</s>||<s>200</s>||{{bronze3}}||'''355'''||{{bronze3}}
|-
! colspan=13 | [[European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|-
| 1995 || align=left | {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Beersheba]], [[Israel]] || –108&nbsp;kg ||'''160'''||<s>165</s>||<s>165</s>||4||192.5||'''200'''||<s>210</s>||{{silver2}}||'''360'''|| {{bronze3}}
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IWF|327|Jaber Saed Salem|athlete=salem-jaber-saed-1975-01-03}}
* {{IWRP|12398}}
* {{Olympics.com|jaber-saeed-salem|org_archive=20161006041124}}
* {{Olympedia}}

{{Footer World Champions Weightlifting Men Super heavyweight}}

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[[Category:Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in weightlifting]]
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[[Category:Weightlifters at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Qatar]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists]]
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