[10] Irawan is the most decorated Indonesian athlete at the Olympics with two silver and two bronze medals.

[13] Irawan's father worked as a paddle rickshaw driver, while his mother sold vegetables.

Irawan won his second consecutive Olympic bronze medal in 2012, lifting 317 kg in total.

[17] He won the silver in the men's 61 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

[18] Irawan represented Indonesia in the 61 kg men's weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France after qualifying in the International Weightlifting World Cup in Phuket, Thailand last April 3, 2024.