Ferhat Pehlivan | |
Nationality: | Turkish |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1988 |
Birth Place: | Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey |
Height: | 1.68m (05.51feet) |
Weight: | 49kg (108lb) |
Country: | Turkey |
Sport: | Amateur boxing |
Event: | Light-flyweight |
Club: | Fenerbahçe Boxing |
Coach: | Altar Kalkışım |
Ferhat Pehlivan (born August 20, 1988, in Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. The 1.68m (05.51feet) tall boxer at 49kg (108lb) was a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon before he transferred to Fenerbahçe Boxing. He is coached by Altar Kalkışım.[1] He is a student at the Atatürk University in Erzurum.[2] [3]
He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Amateur Championships held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Pehlivan qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he won two fights before being defeated by David Ayrapetyan. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal.