Reyhan ArabacñoÃÂlu (born 22 December 1982 in ðzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the âÂÂ77 kg and âÂÂ69 kg divisions. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Championships medalist.
ArabacñoÃÂlu began weightlifting in ðzmir and represented ðzmir Büyükà Âehir Belediyespor during his professional career.
He won his first international medal at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, where he earned bronze in the 69 kg category. Two years later, he captured the silver medal at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver in the 77 kg division. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, ArabacñoÃÂlu initially placed fourth in the menâÂÂs 77 kg event with a 360 kg total (165 kg snatch, 195 kg clean and jerk). However, in 2013 the International Olympic Committee disqualified RussiaâÂÂs Oleg Perepechenov after reanalysis of stored doping samples, and ArabacñoÃÂlu was retroactively awarded the Olympic bronze medal.
He also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships, including silver in 2003 (Loutraki, âÂÂ77 kg) and bronze in 2002 (Antalya, âÂÂ69 kg). In 2005, he represented Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in AlmerÃÂa, Spain, winning silver in the 77 kg division.