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Muammer Şahin

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Muammer Şahin
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
Kayseri, Turkey
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event55–kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi 55 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lima 56 kg

Muammer Şahin (born 5 February 1994) is a Turkish weight lifter competing in the 55 kg division.[1][2]

Personal life

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Muammer Şahin was born in Kayseri, Turkey on 5 February 1994.[3]

Sport career

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Şahin won the gold medal in the snatch event and the bronze medal in total at the 56 kg division of the 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4] In the 55 kg division of the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia, he took the silver medal in the snatch and the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event, winning the bronze medal in total.[5] In 2021, he captured the silver medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.[6] He took the bronze medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He received the silver medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.[5] He won the gold medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[8]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg) Rank (kg) Rank (kg) Rank
2013 Junior World Championships Peru Lima, Peru 56 kg 107 1st place, gold medalist(s) 126 8th 233 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 European Championships Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia 55 kg 112
NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 247 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 European Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 55 kg 112 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 5th 242 4th
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 116 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 127 12th 243 6th
2023 European Championships Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 55 kg 112 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 130 5th 242 4th
2024 European Championships Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 55 kg 112 1st place, gold medalist(s) 121 9th 233 5th

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes / Bios - International Weightlifting Federation". iwf.sport.
  2. ^ Kaya, Murat (16 April 2023). "Milli sporcu Muammer Şahin, Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Muammer Şahin". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Muammer Şahin dünya üçüncüsü". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b Kırmızıoğlu, Doğa (6 April 2019). "Halterde Muammer Şahin'den 1 gümüş, 2 bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Muammer Şahin Avrupa ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ Kethüda, İsa (7 December 2021). "Büyükler Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda Muammer Şahin bronz madalya kazandı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  8. ^ Çakmak, Fatih (13 February 2024). "Milli halterci Muammer Şahin'den Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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