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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1987 Kütahya, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5.2 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –62 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987 in Kütahya, Turkey)[1] is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division. He was disqualified from the Olympics for an anti-doping violation.
Career
He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.[1]
Bilgin is 1.57 m (5.2 ft) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).[2]
He ranked 8th in the 62kg category at the 2012 Olympics,[3] but was subsequently disqualified for an anti-doping violation; re-analysis of Bilgin's samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) and Stanozolol.[4]
Achievements
World Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 3 | –62 kg | 143.0 | 171.0 | 314.0 | Antalya, TUR | September 19, 2010 |
European Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –62 kg | 139.0 | 165.0 | 304.0 | Minsk, BLR | April 2–11, 2010[5] |
| 1 | –62 kg | 133.0 | 160.0 | 293.0 | Bucharest, ROM | April 3–12, 2009 |
| 2 | –62 kg | 135.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA | April 11–20, 2008 |
| 3 | –62 kg | 128.0 | 158.0 | 276.0 | Strasbourg, FRA | April 14–22, 2007[6] |
| 2 | –56 kg | 120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 | Sofia, BUL | April 19–25, 2005 |
University World Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 2 | –62 kg | 125.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 | Izmir, TUR | Jun 30-Jul 2, 2006 |
World Junior Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 2 | –56 kg | 115.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | Minsk, BEL | May 24–30, 2004 |
European Junior Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –56 kg | 112.5 | 145.0 | 257.5 | Burgas, BUL | Sep 20–26, 2004 |
European Youth 17 Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –56 kg | 110.0 ER | 135.0 | 245.0 ER | Stavanger, NOR | Jul 26-Aug 1, 2004 |
European Under 16 Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –45 kg | 77.5 ER | 102.5 ER | 180.0 ER | Villeneuve-Loubet, FRA | Aug 22–26, 2004 |
ER: European Record
World rank
Bilgin ranked 12th in the world list as of 2008, sharing the place with Antoniu Buci from Romania, with his result of 295 kg in total achieved at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Erol Bilgin Özgeçmiş" (in Turkish). Governorate of Kütahya official website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics-Athletes-Erol Bilgin". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erol Bilgin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ↑ "European Senior Weightlifting Championships 2010" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ↑ "Journée du 18 avril 2007-Tous les résultats de cette journée (6 pages)-Championnats d'Europe d'Haltérophilie" (PDF) (in French). Eurosport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "Competitions". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "2008 Annunal World Ranking". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
External links
- Erol Bilgin at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Erol Bilgin at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Erol Bilgin at Olympics.com
- Erol Bilgin at Olympic.org (archived)
- Erol Bilgin at Olympedia