Melike Günal

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Melike Günal
Personal information
Born (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 23)
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Weight114.18 kg (251.7 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubASKİ Spor
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow +87 kg
European Junior & U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest +87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Zamość +90 kg
Asian Junior & Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent +87 kg
Updated on 11 April 2021.

Melike Günal (born 5 April 1998) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the women's +87 kg division.[1] She is a member of ASKİ Spor in Ankara. [2]

Early life[]

Melike Günal was born in Kahramanmaraş, southeastern Turkey on 5 April 1998.[3][1] She studied Physical Education at Adıyaman University.[4]

She initially began with wrestling sport. During her trtrainings for wrestling in Kahramanmaraş, she lifted weights in order to be stronger. With the encouragement of her coach, she switched over to weightlifting, and became several times Turkish champion.[5]

Major results[]

Günal took three bronze medals in the +90 kg event at the 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland.[5] In 2019, she became three times gold medalist at the European Junior & U23 Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[3] She took three gold medals in the +87 kg diviision at the 2020 Asian Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[6] She won three bronze medals at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia, in the +87 kghe Snatch and Clean and jerk events, taking the bronze medal in the total.[7] She is the Turkish record holder in +87 kg Snatch (108 kg), Clean & Jerk (135) and total (243 kg).

At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the bronze medal in her event.[8]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
(kg) 		Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
European Championships
2021 Russia Moscow, Russia +87 kg 105 108 108 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 130 135 135 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 243 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ a b "EWF Entry List of Weightlifters Moscow-RUS by Category-list created on 10.04.2021 21:51". European Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "ASKİ Sporlu Milli halterci Melike Günal'dan 3 madalya". Ankara Masası (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Milli halterci Günal'a altın hediye edildi". Maraş Posta (in Turkish). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Adıyaman Üniversitesi Öğrencisi Melike Günal Halter'de Türkiye Rekoru Kırdı". Perre News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Sevinç, Ersoy (16 December 2018). "Spora güreşle başladı, halterde şampiyonluklara abone oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Milli halterci Melike Günal'dan Özbekistan'da 3 altın". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 12 February 202. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Melike Günal'dan 3 bronz madalya". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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