Turkey Weightlifting Federation
Encyclopedia
Turkey Weightlifting Federation is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey
. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and European and World championships hosted in Turkey.
Women
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
History
THF has been established in 1956. First president of the THF is Haşim Ekener. THF is a member of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and European and World championships hosted in Turkey.
Notable weightlifters
Men- Sedat ArtuçSedat ArtucSedat 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....
, four-times European champion - Erol BilginErol BilginErol Bilgin is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division.He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi...
, twice European champion - İzzet İnceİzzet İnceİzzet İnce is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. He is tall.He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result...
, European champion - Erol BilginErol BilginErol Bilgin is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division.He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi...
, twice European champion - Halil MutluHalil MutluHalil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...
, triple Olympic, five-times world and six-times European champion - Taner SağırTaner SagirTaner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the...
, Olympic, world and twice European champion - Bünyamin SezerBünyamin SezerBünyami Sezer is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –62 kg division.He won the silver medal in Snatch category at the 2010 European Weightlifting Championships held in Minsk, Belarus....
, European champion - Naim SüleymanoğluNaim SüleymanogluNaim Süleymanoğlu , formerly known as Naim Suleimanov , is a Turkish World and Olympic Champion in weightlifting...
, triple Olympic, five-times world and twice European champion - Semih YağcıSemih YağcıSemih Yağcı is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –77 kg division.He won the gold medal at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia lifting for bronze medal in the Snatch category and then for the gold medalin the Clean&Jerk discipline.-Medals:European...
, European champion - Hakan YılmazHakan Yılmaz (weightlifter)Hakan Yılmaz is a European champion Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg and 105 kg divisions. He acts also as a trainer in Eskişehir.-Achievements:Olympics:World Championships:...
, European champion
Women
- Aylin DaşdelenAylin DaşdelenAylin Daşdelen is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions...
, four-times European champion - Şule ŞahbazŞule ŞahbazŞule 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...
, European champion - Sibel ŞimşekSibel ŞimşekSibel Şimşek is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is tall and weighs .Sibel Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü...
, triple European champion - Nurcan TaylanNurcan TaylanNurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....
, Olympic, world and six-times European champion
International organizations in Turkey
- 1994 World Weightlifting Championships1994 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 1994 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Istanbul, Turkey from November 17 to November 27, 1994.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...
, November 20 1994, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... - 2001 World Weightlifting Championships2001 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medalsRanking by all medals: Big and Small -Men:-Women:...
, AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... - 2002 European Weightlifting Championships2002 European Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 2002 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey. It was the 81st edition of the event.-Men:-Women:-References:*...
, AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... - 2010 World Weightlifting Championships2010 World Weightlifting ChampionshipsThe 2010 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Antalya Expo Center in Antalya, Turkey. The event took place from September 17 to September 26, 2010.-Men:-Women:- Medal table :Ranking by Big medals...
, September 17–26, 2010 AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...