Turkey Weightlifting Federation

Turkey Weightlifting Federation (, THF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey. 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 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

World Championships

European Championships

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 Ä°smayilov, twice European champion
• Muhammed Furkan Özbek, twice European champion
• Hurşit Atak, twice European
• Ä°zzet Ä°nce, 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

See also

• List of naturalized sportspeople of Turkey national weightlifting teams

References

External links