Yusuf Fehmi Genç

Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 23 May 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 73 kg division.[1]

Yusuf Fehmi Genç
Personal information
Born (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002
Ordu, Turkey
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya67 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya67 kg T
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Heraklion67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent67 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Rovaniemi67 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Durrës67 kg

Career

In 2021, he won a bronze medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3]

At the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia, Yusuf Fehmi Genç, competing in the 67 kg category, placed eighth in the snatch with 140 kg, gold in the jerk with 182 kg, and fourth in the total with 322 kg.[4] With this success, he brought Turkey a gold medal in men's weightlifting for the first time in 7 years.[5]

Yusuf Fehmi Genç in men's 73 kg at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, placed ninth in the snatch with 146 kg, gold medal in the jerk with 186 kg and fifth in the total with 332 kg.[6]

References
  1. "Athletes Bio's - GENC Fehmi Yusuf". Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç dünya şampiyonu oldu".
  5. "Dünya şampiyonu milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç'in yeni hedefi olimpiyat madalyası".
  6. "Halterde Yusuf Fehmi Genç'ten altın madalya" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
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