Hurşit Atak

Hurşit Atak
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24) (age 20)
Şırnak, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) –62 kg
Club ASKİ Sports Club, Ankara
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze 2011 Kazan –62 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver 2010 Sofia –62 kg

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]

Atak became champion already at the national high school tournement 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 Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia.

Medals

European Championships
Rank Discipline Snatch Clean&Jerk Total Place Date
 Silver –62 kg 161.0 Kazan , RUS Apr 11-17, 2011
 Bronze 289.0
World Junior Championships
Rank Discipline Snatch Clean&Jerk Total Place Date
 Silver –62 kg 126.0 Sofia , BLG June 11–20, 2010
 Silver 160.0
 Silver 286.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Hurşit Atak' tan 3 Gümüşlü Dünya İkinciliği..." (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. http://www.halter.gov.tr/haberdetay.aspx?id=1055. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  2. ^ a b "Haltercilerin Hedefi Büyük" (in Turkish). Şırnak Haber. http://www.sirnakhaber.com/haberler/haberdetay.asp?id=4681&kategori=Spor%20Haberleri. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 
  3. ^ "Hurşit Çok Atak!..." (in Turkish). ASKİ Spor. http://www.askispor.com/detay.php?id=359&cid=121. Retrieved 2011-04-16. 

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