Turkey Weightlifting Federation
Turkey Weightlifting Federation (Turkish : Türkiye Halter Federasyonu , THF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey . It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.[ 1]
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
World Championships
European Championships
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
References
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Summer Olympic sports Winter Olympic sports Other sports Paralympics and Disabled sports [a] = Not an MYS -sanctioned official governing body