Erdal Sunar (born 1 May 1982 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1982 Kütahya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | –85 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Hilmi Pekünlü | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He studied physical education and sports at the Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and graduated in 2005.[3] Erdal Sunar started with weightlifting in 1994, and is coached since then by Hilmi Pekünlü. In 1998, he was admitted to the national team.[2]
He married in 2006 to Müslime, a French policewoman.[4] A member of a Turkish family immigrated to France, she competes in the –63 kg division of women's weightlifting for France.[3]
Achievements edit
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
–85 kg | 172.5 | Vancouver, CND | 17 November 2003[5][6] |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
–85 kg | Kyiv, UKR | 2004[5] |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
–85 kg | 155.0 | Frederick, USA | 5 Jul 2004[5] | ||
| Bronze |
185.0 | |||||
| Silver |
340.0 | |||||
| Silver |
–94 kg | 162.0 | Komotini, GRE | 27 Nov 2008[1] |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver |
–77 kg | 155.0 | Kalmar, SWE | 6 Sep 2001[5] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Results-Weightlifting 2008 Komotini Greece-1st World University Championship" (PDF). FISU. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Milli Sporcularımız-Erdal Sunar" (in Turkish). Kütahya İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü. 20 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Türk çift iki milli forma için yarıştı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 23 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Evli ve Farklı." Spor Bul (in Turkish). 17 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Turkey". IAT Weightlifting Database. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Erdal Sunar gümüş kaldırdı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 21 November 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
External links edit
- Erdal Sunar at Database Weightlifting
- Erdal Sunar at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Erdal Sunar at the International Weightlifting Results Project
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