Hurşit Atak

Hurşit Atak (born May 24, 1991) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the −62 kg division.[1] He is a native of Şırnak in southeastern Turkey.[2] Currently, he is a member of the ASKİ Sports Club in Ankara.[3]

Hurşit Atak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991
Şırnak, Turkey
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–62 kg
ClubASKİ Sports Club, Ankara
Medal record
European Championships
2016 Førde –62 kg
2017 Split –62 kg
2011 Kazan –62 kg
World Junior Championships
2010 Sofia –62 kg

Career

Hırşit Atak was born to a village guard father in Şırnak on May 23, 1991. He has fourteen siblings, one of them being his twin brother.[4]

Atak became champion already at the national high school tournament held 2005 in Konya. In 2006, he became national champion in his age category in Aydın.[2]

At the 2010 World Junior Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, he won three silver medals in the 62 kg division.[1] Atak won the silver medal in the Clean&Jerk category and the bronze medal lifting 289.0 kg in total at the 2011 European Championships in Kazan, Russia.[4] Ge won the gold medal in Clean&Jerk and in total at the 2016 European Championships held in Førde, Norway.[5]

Medals
European Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–62 kg170.0 Norway, FørdeApr 10–16, 2016
 Gold296.0
 Silver–62 kg161.0 Russia, KazanApr 11–17, 2011
 Bronze289.0
World Junior Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Silver–62 kg126.0 Bulgaria, SofiaJune 11–20, 2010
 Silver160.0
 Silver286.0
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References
  1. "Hurşit Atak' tan 3 Gümüşlü Dünya İkinciliği..." (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "Haltercilerin Hedefi Büyük". Şırnak Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. "Hurşit Çok Atak!..." (in Turkish). ASKİ Spor. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  4. "15 kardeşli şampiyon". EuroSport (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye'den 3 altın madalya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-12.


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