2002 European Weightlifting Championships

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European Weightlifting Championships
European Weightlifting Championships
European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation . It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held as one event....

were held in Antalya

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. It was the 81st edition of the event.

Men

– 56 kg	Vitaly Derbenev Vitali Dzerbianiou Vitali Dzerbianiou is a Belarussian weightlifter.His personal best combined lift is 280 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division but failed to pass the heats....	Sedat Artuç Sedat Artuc Sedat Artuç is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics....	Igor Grabucea Igor Grabucea Igor Grabucea is a Moldovan weightlifter. His personal best is 267.5 kg.He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing fourteenth with 239 kg....
– 62 kg	Leonidas Sabanis	Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev Stefan Georgiev is an alpine skier from Bulgaria. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. His best result was a 16th place in the combined in 2002.-External links:...	Olexandr Lykhvald
– 69 kg	Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests. He is now in a Brazilian prison awaiting a trial for an alleged cocaine trafficking...	Giorgios Tzelilis	Reyhan Arabacioglu Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Reyhan Arabacıoğlu is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 77 kg division.He started weighlifting in İzmir, where he is a member of the weightlifting team of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.-Achievements:Olympics:...
– 77 kg	Georgi Markov Georgi Markov (weightlifter) Georgi Markov is a retired male weightlifter from Bulgaria. He won the silver medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, behind compatriot Galabin Boevski...	Zlatan Vanev	Mehmet Yılmaz
– 85 kg	George Asanidze George Asanidze Giorgi Leonidov Asanidze is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the men's 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics ....	Mariusz Rytkowski	Aslambek Ediev Aslambek Ediev Aslambek Ediev is a Russian weightlifter.Ediev participated in the men's -85 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships and won the silver medal, finishing behind Andrei Rybakou. He snatched 172 kg and jerked an additional 201 kg for a total of 373 kg, 10 kg...
– 94 kg	Alexey Petrov Alexey Petrov Aleksei Zinovyevich Petrov 1910, Koshki, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire – 9 May 1972, Kiev, Soviet Union) was a mathematician noted for his work on the classification of Einstein spaces, today called Petrov classification....	Milen Dobrev Milen Dobrev Milen Dobrev is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic champion in 2004 in the middle heavyweight class. In same year he won the European Championship in Kiev.-References:...	Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev Nizami Pashayev is an Azerbaijani athlete in weightlifting. He won two World Weightlifting Championships titles and one European Weightlifting Championships title, when he hauled 402 kilograms in total to take the overall gold in the men's 94 kg category.Pashayev totalled 402 kg on...
– 105 kg	Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev Alan Tsagaev is a Bulgarian weightlifter of Ossetian origin who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal, lifting 422.5 kg in total...	Denys Gotfrid	Bünyamin Sudaş Bünyamin Sudaş Bünyamin Sudaş , aka Bünyami Sudaş, is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 105 kg division.Bünyamin Sudaş is tall and weighs...
+ 105 kg	Ronny Weller Ronny Weller Ronny Weller is a German weightlifter who competed for East Germany and later for Germany....	Pawel Najdek	Oleksiy Kolokoltsev

Women

– 48 kg	Olena Zinovyeva	Svetlana Ulyanova Svetlana Ulyanova Svetlana Ulyanova is a Russian weightlifter.Ulyanova participated in the women's -48 kg class at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships, but did not win a medal; however finished on an equal amount of lifted weight at the end of the competition alongside the silver and bronze medal...	Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....
– 53 kg	Aylin Dasdelen Aylin Daşdelen Aylin Daşdelen is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions...	Emine Bilgin Emine Bilgin Emine Bilgin is a female Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 53 kg and 58 kg division.-Anti doping:...	Anikó Ajkay
– 58 kg	Aleksandra Klejnowska Aleksandra Klejnowska Aleksandra Klejnowska is a Polish weightlifter.She represented Poland at the 2000 Summer Olympics, ranking fifth in the 58 kg category, with a total of 202.5 kg....	Neli Yankova	Henrietta Ráki
– 63 kg	Nataliya Skakun Nataliya Skakun Nataliya Anatoliïvna Skakun is a Ukrainian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total. During clean & jerk she lifted 135.0 kg, which was a new Olympic record. She also for a time held the...	Anastasia Tsakiri	Gergana Kirilova
– 69 kg	Valentina Popova Valentina Popova Valentina Vadimovna Popova is a Russian weightlifter who won two olympic medals: the silver medal in the 63 kg class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 75 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	Svetlana Khabirova	Maria Tatsi
– 75 kg	Sule Sahbaz Sule Sahbaz Şule Şahbaz is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the -75 kg division.She won a gold medal at the 2002 Weightlifting Championship, silver medals at the 1999 and 2004 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships.She was scheduled to compete in the women's 75 kg...	Aysel Özgür	Ilona Dankó
+ 75 kg	Agata Wróbel Agata Wróbel Agata Wróbel is a Polish weightlifter, and is a world record-breaker in the +75 kg category....	Viktória Varga	Albina Khomich

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