Turkey Weightlifting Federation
Abbreviation | THF |
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Formation | 1956 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Ulus, Ankara, Turkey |
Coordinates | 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°ECoordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E |
President | Dr. |
Affiliations | European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) |
Website | www |
Turkey Weightlifting Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Halter Federasyonu, THF) is the governing body for weightlifting in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.
History[]
THF has been established in 1956. First president of the THF was . THF is a member of the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF).
The federation organizes the national weightlifting events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey.
International achievements[]
Olympics[]
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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World Championships[]
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1989 | United Kingdom | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1991 | Germany | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1993 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
1994 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
1995 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1997 | Thailand | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1998 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
1999 | Greece | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
2002 | Poland | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
2006 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | South Korea | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2010 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2011 | France | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | United States | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
European Championships[]
Year | Host Country | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1997 | Croatia | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
1998 | Germany | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1999 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2000 | Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
2001 | Slovakia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2002 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
2003 | Greece | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2004 | Ukraine | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
2005 | Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2007 | France | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2008 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2009 | Romania | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2010 | Belarus | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
2011 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
2012 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2013 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | Israel | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2015 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2016 | Norway | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Notable weightlifters[]
- Men
- Sedat Artuç, four-times European champion
- Erol Bilgin, twice European champion
- İzzet İnce, European champion
- Erol Bilgin, twice European champion
- Halil Mutlu, triple Olympic, five-times world and six-times European champion
- Taner Sağır, Olympic, world and twice European champion
- Bünyamin Sezer, twice European champion
- Naim Süleymanoğlu, triple Olympic, five-times world and twice European champion
- Semih Yağcı, European champion
- Hakan Yılmaz, European champion
- Women
- Aylin Daşdelen, four-times European champion
- Şule Şahbaz, European champion
- Sibel Şimşek, four times European champion
- Nurcan Taylan, Olympic, world and six-times European champion
International championships hosted in Turkey[]
- 1994 World Weightlifting Championships, November 17–27,Istanbul
- 2001 World Weightlifting Championships, November 4–11, Ankara
- 2002 European Weightlifting Championships, Antalya
- 2010 World Weightlifting Championships, September 17–26, Antalya
- 2012 European Weightlifting Championships, April 9–15, Antalya
External links[]
- Official website (in Turkish)
Categories:
- National members of the European Weightlifting Federation
- Weightlifting in Turkey
- Sports governing bodies in Turkey
- Organizations based in Ankara
- Sports organizations established in 1956
- 1956 establishments in Turkey