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Muhammed Furkan Özbek

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Muhammed Furkan Özbek
Muhammed Furkan Özbek in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001 (age 23)
Yozgat, Turkey
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh 73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow 67 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tirana 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia 73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 73 kg CJ
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 67 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Suva 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tashkent 69 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 73 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires 69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Donato Milanese 69 kg

Muhammed Furkan Özbek (born 24 January 2001)[1] is a Turkish weightlifter.[2] He won the gold medal in his event at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2021 and 2022.

Career

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In 2018, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's youth 69 kg event at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. He also won the gold medal in the 69 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3]

In 2019, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

Muhammed Furkan Özbek clinched three medals, including two golds, at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in the Russian capital, Moscow. First won bronze in the men's 67-kilogram weight class at the European Weightlifting Championships. He lifted 145 kilograms in snatch. He then went on to claim two gold medals, lifting 178 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 323 kilograms in total.[7]

Özbek competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]

Özbek won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. He lifted 149 kilograms in snatch, 190 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 339 kilograms in total.[10][11] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12][13]

In August 2024, Özbek competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 341 kg in total and placed fourth missing 3 kg out on medal position.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021 Tokyo, Japan 67 kg 142 145 145 173 173 173 DNF
2024 Paris, France 73 kg 150 153 155 189 191 191 341 4
World Championships
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 67 kg 138 141 141 14 171 174 174 10 309 14
2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 145 145 145 15 186 186 191 5 331 8
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 143 146 147 11 185 187 191 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 334 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand 73 kg 148 150 152 11 186 189 189 6 341 7
European Championships
2019 Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 140 145 148 8 174 180 184 5 325 5
2021 Moscow, Russia 67 kg 139 142 145 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 170 174 178 1st place, gold medalist(s) 323 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Tirana, Albania 73 kg 145 148 149 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 178 181 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 339 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 140 143 146 8 181 186 187 6 327 7
2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 145 148 150 6 185 185 186 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 336 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Juniors Championships
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 69 kg 133 136 138 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 164 168 171 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 306 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 Suva, Fiji 67 kg 135 135 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 166 170 172 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 307 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 138 141 147 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 173 176 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Youth Olympics
2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 69 kg 132 135 135 1 158 165 170 1 317 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ^ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (6 April 2021). "Turkish weightlifter Muhammed Özbek wins European gold". Dailysabah.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Muhammed Furkan Özbek, Avrupa Şampiyonu!". Fanatik.com.tr. June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. ^ Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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