Muhammed Furkan Özbek

Muhammed Furkan Özbek (born 24 January 2001)[1] is a Turkish weightlifter.[2] He won the gold medal in his event at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2021 and 2022.

Muhammed Furkan Özbek
Muhammed Furkan Özbek in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001
Yozgat, Turkey
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Moscow67 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana73 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran 73 kg CJ
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent67 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Suva67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tashkent69 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest73 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos Aires69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 San Donato Milanese69 kg

Career

In 2018, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's youth 69 kg event at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. He also won the gold medal in the 69 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3]

In 2019, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

Muhammed Furkan Özbek clinched three medals, including two golds, at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in the Russian capital, Moscow. First won bronze in the men's 67-kilogram weight class at the European Weightlifting Championships. He lifted 145 kilograms in snatch. He then went on to claim two gold medals, lifting 178 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 323 kilograms in total.[7]

Özbek competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]

Özbek won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. He lifted 149 kilograms in snatch, 190 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 339 kilograms in total.[10][11] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12][13]

Achievements
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia67 kg1391421453rd place, bronze medalist(s)1701741781st place, gold medalist(s)3231st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Albania Tirana, Albania73 kg1451481493rd place, bronze medalist(s)1781811901st place, gold medalist(s)3391st place, gold medalist(s)
World Juniors Championships
2018Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kg1331361382nd place, silver medalist(s)1641681713rd place, bronze medalist(s)3063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Fiji Suva, Fiji67 kg1351351353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1661701722nd place, silver medalist(s)3072nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg1381411471st place, gold medalist(s)1701731762nd place, silver medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Youth Olympics
2018Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina69 kg132135135115816517013171st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (6 April 2021). "Turkish weightlifter Muhammed Özbek wins European gold". Dailysabah.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. "Muhammed Furkan Özbek, Avrupa Şampiyonu!". Fanatik.com.tr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  13. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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