Sedat Artuç

Sedat Artuç
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1976-06-09) 9 June 1976
Height1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class56 kg
ClubEGO Sports Club, Ankara
Coached byTuncer Şenses
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 56 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vancouver 56 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kyiv 56 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Sofia 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Riesa 56 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Antalya 56 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 56 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 56 kg C
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 62 kg C
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 62 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2009 Almería 56 kg S
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari 59 kg S
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari 59 kg C

Sedat Artuç (born 9 June 1976) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the 56 kg division. He is a European champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, also winning medals at the World and European Championships.

Career

Artuç was born in Oltu, Erzurum Province, Turkey. He began competing internationally in the 1990s and represented the Turkish national team for more than a decade. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the men’s 56 kg event. He also took bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver, and became European champion twice (2004 Kyiv and 2005 Sofia).[1][2]

He was a member of the EGO Sports Club in Ankara and trained under coach Tuncer Şenses.

In 2005, Artuç was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for two years after testing positive for a banned substance.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 56 kg 120 125 127.5 4 150 155 3 280 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Weightlifting Championships
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 56 kg 122.5 125 4 150 152.5 4 277.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany 56 kg 120 122.5 2 145 147.5 2 267.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 56 kg 120 122.5 2 145 150 2 272.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine 56 kg 125 127.5 1 152.5 155 1 280 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 56 kg 122.5 125 1 150 155 1 275 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2005 Spain Almería, Spain 62 kg 150 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 220 225 1st place, gold medalist(s) 380 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 Italy Pescara, Italy 56 kg 115 120 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 145 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 270 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Athens 2004: Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg" (PDF). Athens 2004. LA84 Foundation. p. 26. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Sanctioned athletes". IWF.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.