Weightlifting at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
The weightlifting competitions at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy took place between 26 June and 30 June at the .
Athletes competed in 22 events across 11 weight categories (7 for men and 4 for women). Three Women's (48 kg, 75 kg and +75 kg) and the Men's +105 kg category will not be held because too few nations applied.
Medal summary[]
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Snatch |  Khalil El Maoui (TUN)
|
 Sedat Artuç (TUR)
|
Gökhan Kılıç (TUR)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Khalil El Maoui (TUN)
|
 Vito Dellino (ITA)
|
 (SYR)
| |
| 62 kg |
Snatch | Erol Bilgin (TUR)
|
 Dimitris Minasidis (CYP)
|
 (ESP)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Erol Bilgin (TUR)
|
Dimitris Minasidis (CYP)
|
(ITA)
| |
| 69 kg |
Snatch |  Vencelas Dabaya (FRA)
|
 Briken Calja (ALB)
|
 Mohamed Abdelbaki (EGY)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Vencelas Dabaya (FRA)
|
Mohamed Abdelbaki (EGY)
|
(ESP)
| |
| 77 kg |
Snatch | Erkand Qerimaj (ALB)
|
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim (EGY)
|
Semih Yağcı (TUR)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Ibrahim Abdelbaki (EGY)
|
Erkand Qerimaj (ALB)
|
Tarek Yehia Abdelazim (EGY)
| |
| 85 kg |
Snatch | İzzet İnce (TUR)
|
(ALB)
|
 Mohamed Eshtiwi (LBA)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Benjamin Hennequin (FRA)
|
(EGY)
|
Mohamed Eshtiwi (LBA)
| |
| 94 kg |
Snatch | Gaber Mohamed (EGY)
|
David Matam (FRA)
|
(EGY)
|
| Clean & Jerk | David Matam (FRA)
|
Gaber Mohamed (EGY)
|
José Juan Navarro (ESP)
| |
| 105 kg |
Snatch | Ahed Joughili (SYR)
|
Bünyamin Sudaş (TUR)
|
 (GRE)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Ahed Joughili (SYR)
|
Bünyamin Sudaş (TUR)
|
Ahmed Mohamed (EGY)
|
Women's events[]
Agnès Chiquet winning the bronze medal in the 58 kg event
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 kg |
Snatch | (TUN)
|
(EGY)
|
Virginie Andrieux (FRA)
|
| Clean & Jerk | (TUN)
|
Emine Bilgin (TUR)
|
Virginie Andrieux (FRA)
| |
| 58 kg |
Snatch | Romela Begaj (ALB)
|
Aylin Daşdelen (TUR)
|
(TUN)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Aylin Daşdelen (TUR)
|
Romela Begaj (ALB)
|
(FRA)
| |
| 63 kg |
Snatch | Esmat Ahmed (EGY)
|
Sibel Şimşek (TUR)
|
(FRA)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Esmat Ahmed (EGY)
|
Sibel Şimşek (TUR)
|
(FRA)
| |
| 69 kg |
Snatch | Abeer Abdelrahman (EGY)
|
Hanene Ourfelli (TUN)
|
(EGY)
|
| Clean & Jerk | Abeer Abdelrahman (EGY)
|
Hanene Ourfelli (TUN)
|
(EGY)
|
Doping cases[]
Nikolaos Kourtidis who won 2 gold medal in the men's 94 kg, and who took silver in the women's 58-kg, tested positive after the competition.[1]
For Nurcan Taylan who won 2 gold medals in the women's 53 kg the IWF invalidated all results between middle of 2008 to 2016.[2]
Medal table[]
Key:
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Albania | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Syria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Cyprus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
References[]
- ^ "Greek weightlifters caught doping". www.eurosport.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Athletes / Bios".
External links[]
- 2009 Mediterranean Games report at the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website
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Categories:
- Weightlifting at the Mediterranean Games
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