Muhammed Furkan Özbek (born 24 January 2001)[1] is a Turkish weightlifter.[2] He won the gold medal in his event at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2021 and 2022.
Career
In 2018, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's youth 69 kg event at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. He also won the gold medal in the 69 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3]
In 2019, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]
Muhammed Furkan Özbek clinched three medals, including two golds, at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in the Russian capital, Moscow. First won bronze in the men's 67-kilogram weight class at the European Weightlifting Championships. He lifted 145 kilograms in snatch. He then went on to claim two gold medals, lifting 178 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 323 kilograms in total.[7]
Özbek competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]
Özbek won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. He lifted 149 kilograms in snatch, 190 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 339 kilograms in total.[10][11] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12][13]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia |
67 kg | 139 | 142 | 145 |  |
170 | 174 | 178 |  |
323 |
|
| 2022 |  Tirana, Albania |
73 kg | 145 | 149 | |
178 | 181 | 190 | |
339 |
| |
| World Juniors Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
69 kg | 133 | 136 | 138 |  |
164 | 168 | |
306 |
| |
| 2019 |  Suva, Fiji |
67 kg | 135 | |
166 | 170 | 172 | |
307 |
| ||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
67 kg | 138 | 141 | |
170 | 173 | 176 | |
317 |
| |
| Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
69 kg | 132 | 135 | 1 | 158 | 165 | 170 | 1 | 317 |
| |
References
- ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (6 April 2021). "Turkish weightlifter Muhammed Özbek wins European gold". Dailysabah.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Muhammed Furkan Özbek, Avrupa Şampiyonu!". Fanatik.com.tr. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Muhammed Furkan Ozbek at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Muhammed Furkan Ozbek at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Muhammed Furkan Ozbek at Olympics.com
- Muhammed Furkan Özbek at Olympedia
- Muhammed Furkan Özbek at the Turkish National Olympic Committee
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