Turkey Weightlifting Federation
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Turkey Weightlifting Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Halter Federasyonu, THF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.[1]
History
THF has been established in 1956. First president of the THF was 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 by Turkey.
International participation
Olympics
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1924 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1928 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1988 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1992 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1996 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2000 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2008 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | ![]() | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | ![]() | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
World Championships
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1991 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1993 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1994 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1995 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1997 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1998 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2001 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2002 | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
2005 | ![]() | (suspended could not attend) | ||||
2006 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2011 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | ![]() | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | ![]() | (suspended could not attend) | ||||
2018 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | ![]() | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
European Championships
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1997 | ![]() | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
1998 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1999 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2000 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2001 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2002 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2003 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2004 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
2005 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2006 | ![]() | (suspended could not attend) | ||||
2007 | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2008 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2010 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2011 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
2012 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2013 | ![]() | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2016 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2017 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
2018 | ![]() | (suspended could not attend) | ||||
2019 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2021 | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2022 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
2023 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Notable weightlifters
Men
- Naim Süleymanoğlu, triple Olympic, seven-times world and seven-times European champion
- Halil Mutlu, triple Olympic, five-times world and nine-times European champion
- Taner Sağır, Olympic, world and twice European champion
- Hafız Süleymanoğlu, world and triple European champion
- Fedail Güler, world and European champion
- Mete Binay, world champion
- Sedat Artuç, twice European champion
- Erol Bilgin, twice European champion
- Bünyamin Sezer, twice European champion
- Ekrem Celil, twice European champion
- Sunay Bulut, twice European champion
- Daniyar İsmayilov, twice European champion
- Muhammed Furkan Özbek, twice European champion
- Hurşit Atak, twice European
- İzzet İnce, European champion
- Semih Yağcı, European champion
- Hakan Yılmaz, European champion
- Ergün Batmaz, European champion
Women
- Nurcan Taylan, Olympic, triple European champion
- Sibel Özkan, World, twice European champion
- Şaziye Erdoğan, World, twice European champion
- Aylin Daşdelen, four-times European champion
- Sibel Şimşek, four times European champion
- Şule Şahbaz, European champion
- Emine Bilgin, European champion
- Ayşegül Çoban, European champion
- Cansu Bektaş, European champion
- Nuray Güngör, European champion
International championships hosted in Turkey
- 1994 World Weightlifting Championships, November 17–27,Istanbul
- 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, November 4–11, Ankara
- 2002 European Weightlifting Championships, Antalya
- 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, September 17–26, Antalya
- 2012 European Weightlifting Championships, April 9–15, Antalya
- Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, June 21–26, Mersin
- Weightlifting at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, August 11–15, Konya
References
- ^ http://www.olympedia.org/countries/TUR/sports/WLF.1 [bare URL]
External links
- Official website
(in Turkish)
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National members of the International Weightlifting Federation
- Disciplines