Turkey Weightlifting Federation (, THF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
History THF has been established in 1956. First president of the THF was Haşim Ekener. THF is a member of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).
The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey.
International participation
Olympics Year Host countryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1924 - 0 0 0 01928 - 0 0 0 01964 - 0 0 0 01972 - 0 0 0 01976 - 0 0 0 01984 - 0 0 0 01988 4 1 0 0 11992 4 1 0 0 11996 4 2 0 0 22000 6 1 0 0 12004 2 3 0 2 52008 - 0 0 0 02012 - 0 0 0 02016 13 0 1 0 12020 - 0 0 0 0
World Championships Year Host countryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1989 4 1 0 0 11991 6 1 0 0 11993 4 1 3 0 41994 2 3 1 2 61995 5 1 2 1 41997 8 0 2 0 21998 5 1 1 1 32001 4 1 2 1 42002 11 0 1 0 12003 3 1 2 5 82005(suspendedcould not attend) 2006 4 1 0 0 12007 0 0 0 0 02009 9 0 1 1 22010 3 2 2 1 52011 6 0 1 1 22013 0 0 0 0 02014 8 0 1 0 12015 16 0 0 1 12017(suspendedcould not attend) 2018 0 0 0 0 02019 8 1 0 0 12021 23 0 0 1 12022 0 0 0 0 0
European Championships Year Host countryRank Gold Silver BronzeTotal1997 1 10 2 0 121998 6 0 2 2 41999 4 1 1 2 42000 4 1 0 3 42001 2 3 0 1 42002 2 2 3 4 92003 3 3 2 2 72004 1 6 3 2 112005 2 4 3 0 72006 (suspendedcould not attend) 2007 11 0 3 2 52008 3 2 3 0 52009 2 3 1 1 52010 2 4 0 2 62011 2 4 2 3 92012 3 2 3 3 82013 14 0 10 12014 8 1 0 1 22015 1 2 2 1 52016 2 3 0 0 32017 6 3 1 5 92018 (suspendedcould not attend) 2019 8 1 1 2 42021 9 1 0 3 42022 3 2 3 2 72023 5 2 2 1 5
Notable weightlifters Men Naim Süleymanoğlu, triple Olympic, seven-times world and seven-times European champion Halil Mutlu, triple Olympic, five-times world and nine-times European champion Taner Sağır, Olympic, world and twice European champion Hafız Süleymanoğlu, world and triple European champion Fedail Güler, world and European champion Mete Binay, world champion Sedat Artuç, twice European champion Erol Bilgin, twice European champion Bünyamin Sezer, twice European champion Ekrem Celil, twice European champion Sunay Bulut, twice European champion Daniyar İsmayilov, twice European champion Muhammed Furkan Özbek, twice European champion Hurşit Atak, twice European İzzet İnce, European champion Semih Yağcı, European champion Hakan Yılmaz, European champion Ergün Batmaz, European champion
Women Nurcan Taylan, Olympic, triple European champion Sibel Özkan, World, twice European champion Şaziye Erdoğan, World, twice European champion Aylin Daşdelen, four-times European champion Sibel Şimşek, four times European champion Şule Şahbaz, European champion Emine Bilgin, European champion Ayşegül Çoban, European champion Cansu Bektaş, European champion Nuray Güngör, European champion
International championships hosted in Turkey 1994 World Weightlifting Championships, November 17–27,Istanbul 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, November 4–11, Ankara 2002 European Weightlifting Championships, Antalya 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, September 17–26, Antalya 2012 European Weightlifting Championships, April 9–15, Antalya Weightlifting at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, June 21–26, Mersin Weightlifting at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, August 11–15, Konya
See also List of naturalized sportspeople of Turkey national weightlifting teams
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