| Erol Bilgin | |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Kütahya, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.58m (05.18feet) |
| Weight: | 62kg (137lb) |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Event: | - 62 kg |
Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987 in Kütahya, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division. He was disqualified from the Olympics for an anti-doping violation.
He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.[1]
Bilgin is 1.57m (05.15feet) tall and weighs 62kg (137lb).[2]
He ranked 8th in the 62kg category at the 2012 Olympics, but was subsequently disqualified for an anti-doping violation; re-analysis of Bilgin's samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) and Stanozolol.[3]
World Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 3 | - 62 kg | 143.0 | 171.0 | 314.0 | Antalya, TUR | September 19, 2010 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 1 | - 62 kg | 139.0 | 165.0 | 304.0 | Minsk, BLR | April 2–11, 2010[4] | |
| 1 | - 62 kg | 133.0 | 160.0 | 293.0 | Bucharest, ROM | April 3–12, 2009 | |
| 2 | - 62 kg | 135.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA | April 11–20, 2008 | |
| 3 | - 62 kg | 128.0 | 158.0 | 276.0 | Strasbourg, FRA | April 14–22, 2007[5] | |
| 2 | - 56 kg | 120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 | Sofia, BUL | April 19–25, 2005 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 2 | - 62 kg | 125.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 | Izmir, TUR | Jun 30-Jul 2, 2006 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 2 | - 56 kg | 115.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | Minsk, BEL | May 24–30, 2004 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 1 | - 56 kg | 112.5 | 145.0 | 257.5 | Burgas, BUL | Sep 20–26, 2004 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 1 | - 56 kg | 110.0 ER | 135.0 | 245.0 ER | Stavanger, NOR | Jul 26-Aug 1, 2004 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date | |
| 1 | - 45 kg | 77.5 ER | 102.5 ER | 180.0 ER | Aug 22–26, 2004 |
ER: European Record
Bilgin ranked 12th in the world list as of 2008, sharing the place with Antoniu Buci from Romania, with his result of 295 kg in total achieved at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.[7]