Muammer Şahin

Muammer Şahin (born 5 February 1994) is a Turkish weight lifter competing in the 55 kg division.[1][2]

Muammer Şahin
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994
Kayseri, Turkey
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)55–kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Batumi55 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Lima56 kg

Personal life

Muammer Şahin was born in Kayseri, Turkey on 5 February 1994.[3]

Sport career

Şahin won the gold medal in the snatch event and the bronze medal in total at the 56 kg division of the 2013 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Lima, Peru.[4] In the 55 kg division of the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in Batumi, Georgia, he took the silver medal in the snatch and the bronze medal in the clean & jerk event, winning the bronze medal in total.[5] In 2021, he captured the silver medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow, Russia.[6] He took the bronze medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He received the silver medal in the 55 kg snatch event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.[5]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg)Rank(kg)Rank(kg)Rank
2013 Junior World ChampionshipsPeru Lima, Peru56 kg1071st place, gold medalist(s)1268th2333rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019 European ChampionshipsGeorgia (country) Batumi, Georgia55 kg112
NR		2nd place, silver medalist(s)1353rd place, bronze medalist(s)2473rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 European ChampionshipsRussia Moscow, Russia55 kg1122nd place, silver medalist(s)1305th2424th
World ChampionshipsUzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan55 kg1163rd place, bronze medalist(s)12712th2436th
2023 European ChampionshipsArmenia Yerevan, Armenia55 kg1122nd place, silver medalist(s)1305th2424th

References
  1. "Athletes / Bios - International Weightlifting Federation". iwf.sport.
  2. Kaya, Murat (16 April 2023). "Milli sporcu Muammer Şahin, Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. "Muammer Şahin" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. "Muammer Şahin dünya üçüncüsü". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. Kırmızıoğlu, Doğa (6 April 2019). "Halterde Muammer Şahin'den 1 gümüş, 2 bronz madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. "Muammer Şahin Avrupa ikincisi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. Kethüda, İsa (7 December 2021). "Büyükler Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda Muammer Şahin bronz madalya kazandı". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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