List of Turkish records in Olympic weightlifting explained

The following are the records of Turkey in Olympic weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Turkish Weightlifting Federation (Türkiye Halter Federasyonu).

Current records

Key to tables:

Men

width=9%	Event	width=6%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=13%	Date	width=20%	Meet	width=20%	Place	width=3%	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	116 kg	Muammer Şahin	7 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[1]
Clean & Jerk	135 kg	Muammer Şahin	6 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Total	247 kg	Muammer Şahin	6 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
61 kg
Snatch	132 kg	Bünyamin Sezer	7 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Clean & Jerk	157 kg	Ferdi Hardal	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[2]
Total	287 kg	Ferdi Hardal	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[3]
67 kg
Snatch	150 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	20 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand	^[4]
Clean & Jerk	182 kg	Yusuf Fehmi Genç	9 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[5]
Total	323 kg	Muhammed Furkan Özbek	5 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[6]
73 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	6 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[7]
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	16 November 2019	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Gaziantep, Turkey	^[8]
	191 kg	Muhammed Furkan Özbek	8 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	^[9]
Total	347 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	16 November 2019	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Gaziantep, Turkey
81 kg
Snatch	156 kg	Celil Erdoğdu	10 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Clean & Jerk	196 kg	Celil Erdoğdu	10 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
Total	352 kg	Celil Erdoğdu	10 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
89 kg
Snatch	156 kg	Hakan Şükrü Kurnaz	14 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	^[10]
Clean & Jerk	191 kg	Ulaş Can Kurnaz	14 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey
Total	342 kg	Ulaş Can Kurnaz	14 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey
96 kg
Snatch	170 kg	Hakan Şükrü Kurnaz	21 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[11]
Clean & Jerk	201 kg	İbrahim Arat	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[12]
Total	361 kg	İbrahim Arat	7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
102 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Resul Elvan	12 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
	165 kg	İbrahim Arat	30 August 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Club Championship	Karaman, Turkey	^[13]
Clean & Jerk	198 kg	Resul Elvan	25 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
	201 kg	İbrahim Arat	30 August 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Club Championship	Karaman, Turkey
Total	356 kg	Resul Elvan	12 April 2019	European Championships	Batumi, Georgia
	366 kg	İbrahim Arat	30 August 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Club Championship	Karaman, Turkey
109 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Resul Elvan	2 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
	167 kg	İbrahim Arat	17 November 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Ankara, Turkey	^[14]
	168 kg	Onur Demirci	19 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[15]
Clean & Jerk	207 kg	Resul Elvan	2 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
	208 kg	İbrahim Arat	17 November 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Ankara, Turkey
Total	367 kg	Resul Elvan	2 March 2019	Fajr Cup	Tehran, Iran
	375 kg	İbrahim Arat	17 November 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Ankara, Turkey
	375 kg	Onur Demirci	19 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[16]
+109 kg
Snatch	170 kg	Yıldıray Kaplan	26 October 2019	European Junior Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Clean & Jerk	211 kg	Yıldıray Kaplan	26 October 2019	European Junior Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Total	381 kg	Yıldıray Kaplan	26 October 2019	European Junior Championships	Bucharest, Romania

Women

width=9%	Event	width=6%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=13%	Date	width=20%	Meet	width=20%	Place	width=3%	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	77 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	18 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	95 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	9 February 2020	International Solidarity Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Total	172 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	9 February 2020	International Solidarity Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
49 kg
Snatch	81 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	2 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Clean & Jerk	97 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	2 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Total	178 kg	Şaziye Erdoğan	2 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
55 kg
Snatch	84 kg	Burcu Alıcı	27 January 2023	Sadık Dirim Turkey Junior & U23 Championship	Tokat, Turkey
	85 kg	Burcu Alıcı	14 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[17]
Clean & Jerk	110 kg	Sümeyye Kentli	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[18]
Total	193 kg	Sümeyye Kentli	4 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[19]
59 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Cansel Özkan	26 September 2021	European Junior Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland	^[20]
Clean & Jerk	116 kg	Ayşegül Çakın	20 October 2019	European Junior Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Total	205 kg	Ayşegül Çakın	16 November 2019	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Gaziantep, Turkey
64 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Nuray Levent	26 May 2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[21]
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Nuray Güngör	13 August 2022	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey
Total	220 kg	Nuray Levent	27 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[22]
71 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Aysel Özkan	27 May 2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[23]
Clean & Jerk	121 kg	Berfin Altun	7 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia
	122 kg	Nuray Güngör	3 July 2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	^[24]
Total	217 kg	Aysel Özkan	27 May 2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[25]
76 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Dilara Uçan	29 September 2021	European Junior Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland	^[26]
	103 kg	Dilara Narin	14 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[27]
Clean & Jerk	130 kg	Dilara Narin	23 October 2019	European Junior Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Total	228 kg	Dilara Uçan	29 September 2021	European Junior Championships	Rovaniemi, Finland	^[28]
	233 kg	Dilara Narin	14 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[29]
81 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Dilara Narin	21 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[30]
Clean & Jerk	134 kg	Dilara Narin	21 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[31]
Total	235 kg	Dilara Narin	21 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[32]
87 kg
Snatch	101 kg	Tuğçe Boynueğri	26 September 2019	World Championships	Pattaya, Thailand
	108 kg	Fatmagül Çevik	11 July 2024	Turkish Junior Team Championships	Isparta, Turkey	^[33]
Clean & Jerk	127 kg	Sara Yenigün	28 January 2023	Sadık Dirim Turkey Junior & U23 Championship	Tokat, Turkey
	130 kg	Dilara Narin	17 November 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Ankara, Turkey
Total	226 kg	Büşra Çan	1 August 2023	European Junior & U23 Championships	Bucharest, Romania
	227 kg	Dilara Narin	17 November 2022	Naim Süleymanoğlu Tournament	Ankara, Turkey
	227 kg	Büşra Çan	19 February 2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	^[34]
+87 kg
Snatch	110 kg	Melike Günal	23 April 2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	^[35]
Clean & Jerk	137 kg	Tuana Süren	16 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[36]
Total	243 kg	Melike Günal	11 April 2021	European Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[37]

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

width=9%	Event	width=6%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=13%	Date	width=20%	Meet	width=20%	Place	width=3%	Ref
colspan="7"	-56 kg
Snatch	138 kg	Halil Mutlu	4 November 2001	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Clean & Jerk	168 kg	Halil Mutlu	24 April 2001	European Championships	Trenčín, Slovakia
Total	305 kg	Halil Mutlu	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
colspan="7"	-62 kg
Snatch	147.5 kg	Halil Mutlu	15 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Clean & Jerk	175 kg	Halil Mutlu	16 April 2003	European Championships	Loutraki, Greece
Total	322.5 kg	Halil Mutlu	17 December 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
colspan="7"	-69 kg
Snatch	163 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	9 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[38]
Clean & Jerk	190 kg	Ekrem Celil	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	351 kg	Daniyar İsmayilov	9 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[39]
colspan="7"	-77 kg
Snatch	172.5 kg	Taner Sağır	19 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean & Jerk	202.5 kg	Taner Sağır	19 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	375 kg	Taner Sağır	19 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
colspan="7"	-85 kg
Snatch	175 kg	İzzet İnce	22 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Clean & Jerk	210.5 kg	Mehmet Yılmaz	2 March 2001		Çorum, Turkey
Total	381 kg	Mehmet Yılmaz	2 March 2001		Çorum, Turkey
colspan="7"	-94 kg
Snatch	180 kg	Hakan Yılmaz	20 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Clean & Jerk	220 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	27 November 1999	World Championships	Athens, Greece
Total	400 kg	Hakan Yılmaz	20 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
colspan="7"	-105 kg
Snatch	185.5 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	3 August 2003		Çanakkale, Turkey
Clean & Jerk	235 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	10 November 2001	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	420 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	10 November 2001	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
+105 kg
Snatch	185 kg	Abdulaziz Alpak	7 September 2001		Tunis, Tunisia
Clean & Jerk	237.5 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	26 March 2005		Konya, Turkey
Total	417.5 kg	Bünyamin Sudaş	26 March 2005		Konya, Turkey

Women (1998–2018)

width=9%	Event	width=6%	Record	width=18%	Athlete	width=13%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=20%	Place	width=3%	Ref
48 kg
Snatch	97.5 kg	Nurcan Taylan	14 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	121 kg	Nurcan Taylan	17 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
Total	214 kg	Nurcan Taylan	17 September 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
53 kg
Snatch	95.5 kg	Nurcan Taylan	April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Clean and jerk	126 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
Total	219 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	6 November 2011	World Championships	Paris, France
58 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	16 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Clean and jerk	125 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	16 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	225 kg	Aylin Daşdelen	16 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
63 kg
Snatch	108 kg	Sibel Şimşek	6 April 2009	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania
Clean and jerk	135 kg	Sibel Şimşek	25 November 2009	World Championships	Goyang, South Korea
Total	243 kg	Sibel Şimşek	25 November 2009	World Championships	Goyang, South Korea
69 kg
Snatch	112.5 kg	Sibel Şimşek	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Clean and jerk	135 kg	Sibel Şimşek	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
Total	247.5 kg	Sibel Şimşek	21 April 2004	European Championships	Kyiv, Ukraine
75 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Sibel Şimşek	2 September 2005		İzmit, Turkey
Clean and jerk	137 kg	Sibel Şimşek	2 September 2005		İzmit, Turkey
Total	257 kg	Sibel Şimşek	2 September 2005		İzmit, Turkey
90 kg
Snatch	91 kg	Tuğçe Boynueğri	3 March 2018	Turkish Club Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey
Clean and jerk	110 kg	Ayşe Seven	15 May 2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan
Total	200 kg	Tuğçe Boynueğri	3 March 2018	Turkish Club Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey
+90 kg
Snatch	92 kg	Melike Günal	3 March 2018	Turkish Club Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey
Clean and jerk	113 kg	Melike Günal	3 March 2018	Turkish Club Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey
Total	205 kg	Melike Günal	3 March 2018	Turkish Club Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey

References

General

• Turkish records 13 July 2024 updated

Specific

External links

• Turkish Weightlifting Federation official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's Results. the-sports.org. 10 December 2021.
2. Web site: Men's 61kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
3. Web site: Men's 61kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
4. Web site: 2019 IWF World Championships. IWF. 23 December 2019.
5. Web site: 2022 IWF World Championships. IWF. 10 December 2022.
6. Web site: Men's 67kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 5 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
7. Web site: Men's 73kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 6 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
8. Web site: International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament. IWF. 19 April 2024.
9. Web site: Weightlifting – Men's 73kg – Results. olympics.com. COJOP2024. 8 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
10. Web site: 5th Islamic Solidarity Games – Results Book (Weighlifting). konya2021.com. 11 October 2022.
11. Web site: Men's 96kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 21 April 2023. 26 April 2023.
12. Web site: 2018 IWF World Championships . 14 March 2019 . IWF.
13. Web site: Naİm Süleymanoğlu Kulüpler Halter Şampİyonasi. Turkish Weightlifting Federation. tr. 21 November 2022.
14. Web site: 2nd International Naim Süleymanoğlu Weightlifting Tournament. Turkish Weightlifting Federation. 21 November 2022.
15. Web site: 2024 EWF Senior Championships Results Book. EWF. 19 April 2024.
16. Web site: 2024 EWF Senior Championships Results Book. EWF. 19 April 2024.
17. Web site: 2024 EWF Senior Championships Results Book. EWF. 19 April 2024.
18. Web site: Women's 55kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
19. Web site: Women's 55kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 4 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
20. Web site: 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book. EWF. 3 October 2021. 4 November 2021. 4 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf. dead.
21. News: Sensational Indonesian teenager takes weightlifting world records from US' Cummings. insidethegames.biz. Brian Oliver. 26 May 2021. 6 October 2021.
22. Web site: XXXII Olympic Games Results. IWF. 13 December 2021.
23. Web site: 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Result Book. IWF. 31 May 2021. 6 October 2021.
24. Web site: 2022 Mediterranean Games – Weightlifting Results Book. microplustimingservices.com. 6 July 2022. 10 July 2022.
25. Web site: 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Result Book. IWF. 31 May 2021. 6 October 2021.
26. Web site: 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book. EWF. 3 October 2021. 4 November 2021. 4 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf. dead.
27. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 14 September 2023.
28. Web site: 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Result Book. EWF. 3 October 2021. 4 November 2021. 4 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004142147/https://www.ewfed.com/2021/Junior/Resultbook.pdf. dead.
29. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 14 September 2023.
30. Web site: Women's 81kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 21 April 2023. 26 April 2023.
31. Web site: Women's 81kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 21 April 2023. 26 April 2023.
32. Web site: Women's 81kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 21 April 2023. 26 April 2023.
33. News: Milli halterci Fatmagül Çevik'ten Türkiye rekoru . . 11 July 2024 . tr . 13 July 2024 .
34. Web site: 2024 EWF Senior Championships Results Book. EWF. 19 April 2024.
35. Web site: Women's +87kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 23 April 2023. 26 April 2023.
36. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 16 September 2023.
37. Web site: Women's +87kg Group A Results. easywl.com. 11 April 2021. 25 April 2021.
38. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. Rio 2016 official website. 9 August 2016. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920035935/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM069000_Results_2016_08_09_98e4862c_fd2d_4f8d_b15a_454f475db7b3.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
39. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. Rio 2016 official website. 9 August 2016. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920035935/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM069000_Results_2016_08_09_98e4862c_fd2d_4f8d_b15a_454f475db7b3.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.