Sedat Artuç

Sedat Artuç (born 9 June 1976 in Oltu, Erzurum Province) is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Sedat Artuç

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1976-06-09) 9 June 1976 Oltu, Erzurum Province
Height	1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–56 kg
Club	EGO Sport Club, Ankara
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens –56 kg World Championships 2003 Vancouver –56 kg European Championships 2004 Kyiv –56 kg 2005 Sofia –56 kg 1998 Riesa –56 kg 2002 Antalya –56 kg Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria –62 kg Clean & Jerk 2005 Almeria –62 kg Snatch 2009 Pescara –56 kg Snatch

Artuç, 1.63 m tall, is a member of EGO Sport Club in Ankara, Turkey. He is coached by Tuncer Şenses.

In 2005, Artuç was banned from international competition by the International Weightlifting Federation for two years for doping.

Medals

Olympics

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Bronze	–56 kg		155.0	280.0	Athens, GRE	17 Aug 2004
4		125.0

World Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Silver	–56 kg	125.0			Vancouver, B.C., CAN	6 Aug 2003
4			152.5
Bronze				277.5
4	–56 kg	122.5		270.0	Antalya, TUR	4 Nov 2001
5			147.5

European Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
5	–56 kg	112.0			Minsk, BLR	2–11 Apr 2010
Silver			139.0
4				251.0
Gold	–56 kg	125.0	150.0	275.0	Sofia, BUL	19 Apr 2005
Gold	–56 kg	125.0	155.0	280.0	Kyiv, UKR	20 Apr 2004
Silver	–56 kg	122.5	145.0	267.5	Antalya, TUR	23 Apr 2002
Silver	–56 kg				Riesa, GER	1 May 1998

External links

• Sedat Artuç at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Sedat Artuç at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Sedat Artuç at Olympics.com
• Sedat Artuç at Olympedia