Muammer Şahin (born 5 February 1994) is a Turkish weight lifter competing in the 55 kg division.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1994 Kayseri, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 55–kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Muammer Şahin was born in Kayseri, Turkey on 5 February 1994.[3]
Sport career edit
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 edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Weight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
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| (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | ||||
| 2013 | Junior World Championships |  Lima, Peru |
56 kg | 107 |  |
126 | 8th | 233 | 
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| 2019 | European Championships |  Batumi, Georgia |
55 kg | 112 NR |
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135 | |
247 |
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| 2021 | European Championships |  Moscow, Russia |
55 kg | 112 | |
130 | 5th | 242 | 4th |
| World Championships |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
55 kg | 116 | |
127 | 12th | 243 | 6th | |
| 2023 | European Championships |  Yerevan, Armenia |
55 kg | 112 | |
130 | 5th | 242 | 4th |
| 2024 | European Championships |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
55 kg | 112 | |
121 | 9th | 233 | 5th |
References edit
- ^ "Athletes / Bios - International Weightlifting Federation". iwf.sport.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Muammer Şahin". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Muammer Şahin dünya üçüncüsü". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Muammer Şahin Avrupa ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Kethüda, İsa (7 December 2021). "Büyükler Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda Muammer Şahin bronz madalya kazandı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (13 February 2024). "Milli halterci Muammer Şahin'den Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 February 2024.