Kaan Kahriman (born 12 September 2004) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 67 kg division.[1]

Kaan Kahriman
Personal information
Born (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 19)
Antalya, Turkey
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Sofia 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Yerevan 67 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 67 kg S
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heraklion 61 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Durrës 61 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 20221 Jeddah 61 kg
European Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 22018 San Donato 62 kg

Personal life edit

He attended Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Middle School in his hometown Antalya,[2] and Eryaman Şehit Ertan Akgül Anatolian High School in Eryaman, Etimesgut, Ankara.[3] After completing his secondary education, he started studying in the Sport Science Faculty at Bartın University.[4]

Sport career edit

Kahriman received the bronze medal in the 62 kg total event at the 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese , Italy.[2] He took the gold medal in the snatch event and the silver medal in total at the 61 kg division at the 2021 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[5] In 2022, he won the gold medal in the snatch event and the silver medal in tıtal at the 61 kg division of the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6] He received the bronze medal in the 67 kg snatch event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[7] At the 67 kg division of the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, he won the silver medal in the snatch event and the bronze medal in total.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletes / Bios - International Weightlifting Federation". iwf.sport.
  2. ^ a b "İtalya'da başlayan Yıldızlar ve 15 Yaş Altı Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'na Antalyalı sporcu Kaan Kahriman damga vurdu" (in Turkish). Antalya Gençlik ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Öğrencimiz Kaan Kahriman, Gençler Dünya Halter Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ "BARÜ'lü milli halterci Kaan Kahriman'dan 1 altın, 1 bronz" (in Turkish). Bartın Üniversitesi. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ Avşar, Halil İbrahim (6 October 2021). "Dünya Yıldızlar Halter Şampiyonası'nda Kaan Kahriman ve Ertuğrul Seçgin dünya ikincisi oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 April 2023. |
  6. ^ "Results by Events: 2022 IWF Junior World Championships". IWF.sport. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Konya 2021 İslami Dayanışma Oyunları'nda 34 Madalya". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Büyükler Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nın 3. gününde 3 madalya". CNN Türk.

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