Ergün Batmaz (born July 16, 1967) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the lightweight division.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 16, 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Lightweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor, national men's and women's teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He represented Turkey at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics without success.[1] Ergün Batmaz became European champion at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships held in Rijeka, Croatia.
Retired from active sport, he is currently coaching the weightlifting team of Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor.[3] He coached also women’s[4][5] national weightlifting team and now coaching the men's[6] team.
Achievements edit
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
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 Silver |
–70 kg | 150.0 | Melbourne, AUS | Nov 11-21, 1993[7] | ||
| Silver |
332.5 | |||||
 Bronze |
–70 kg | 155.0 | Istanbul, TUR | Nov 17-27, 1994[7] | ||
| Bronze |
–70 kg | 155.0 | Guangzhou, CHN | Nov 17, 1995[7] | ||
| Bronze |
340.0 |
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze |
–69 kg | 315.0 | Aalborg, DEN | May 20, 1990[7] | ||
| Bronze |
–69 kg | 142.5 | Wladyslawowo, POL | May 15, 1991[7] | ||
| Bronze |
–70 kg | 150.0 | Sofia, BUL | Apr 15, 1993[7] | ||
| Bronze |
–70 kg | 152.5 | Sokolov, CZE | May 15, 1995[7] | ||
| Bronze |
332.5 | |||||
| Silver |
–70 kg | 152.5 | Stavanger, NOR | Apr 12, 1996[7] | ||
| Bronze |
175.0 | |||||
| Bronze |
327.5 | |||||
| Silver |
–70 kg | 155.0 | Rijeka, CRO | May 19, 1997[7] | ||
 Gold |
192.5 | |||||
| Gold |
347.5 | |||||
| Bronze |
–69 kg | 145.0 | Riesa, GER | Apr 28, 1998[7] | ||
| Silver |
320.0 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Ergün Batmaz". FanBase. Retrieved 2011-11-07.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ergun Batmaz". Chidlovski. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Halter Ergün Batmaz" (in Turkish). Ankara BB SK. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Haltere Taze Kan". Yeni Mesaj (in Turkish). 2004-01-03. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Halterde hedef dört altın". Birgün (in Turkish). 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Halter Milli Takımı, Avrupa'da iddialı". Haber Ajans 5 (in Turkish). 2011-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Turkey". IAT Weightlifting Database. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
External links edit
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