Sibel Şimşek

Sibel Şimşek
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born October 10, 1984 (1984-10-10) (age 27)
Çorum
Height 1.70 m (5.6 ft) (2009)
Weight 62 kg (140 lb) (2009)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 63 kg
Club Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü
Coached by Mehmet Üstündağ
Medal record
World Championships
Silver 2010 Antalya – 63 kg
Bronze 2009 Goyang – 63 kg
European Championships
Bronze 2011 Kazan – 63 kg
Gold 2010 Minsk – 63 kg
Gold 2009 Bucharest – 63 kg
Silver 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro – 63 kg
Silver 2007 Strasbourg – 63 kg
Gold 2004 Kiev – 69 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver 2009 Pescara – 63 kg

Sibel Şimşek (born October 10, 1984 in Çorum, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is 1.70 m (5.6 ft) tall and weighs 62 kg (140 lb).[1]

Sibel Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü. She is trained by Mehmet Üstündağ.[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games
Rank Event Year Venue Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
63 2008 Beijing, CHN
63 2004 Athens, GRE

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World Championships
Rank Event Year Venue Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
 Silver 63 2010 Antalya, TUR 111.0
 Silver 63 2010 Antalya, TUR 241.0
 Silver 63 2009 Goyang, KOR 135.0
 Bronze 63 2009 Goyang, KOR 108.0 135.0 243.0
7 63 2007 Chiang Mai, THA
European Championships
Rank Event Year Venue Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
 Gold 63 2010 Minsk, BLR 110.0 134.0 244.0[4]
 Gold 63 2009 Bucharest, ROM 108.0 128.0 236.0
 Silver 63 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA 105.0 121.0 226.0
 Silver 63 2007 Strasbourg, FRA 98.0 117.0 215.0

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References

  1. ^ "Athlethes-Sibel Şimşek". NBC Olympics. http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=66264/bio/index.html. Retrieved April 12, 2009. 
  2. ^ "Madalya avcıları" (in Turkish). Milliyet. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. http://google.com/search?q=cache:sVQjG5aiQDEJ:www.milliyet.com.tr/2004/08/04/spor/spo05.html+sibel+%C5%9Fim%C5%9Fek+%C3%A7orum+1984&cd=6&hl=tr&ct=clnk&gl=tr&client=firefox-a. Retrieved 2009-11-26. 
  3. ^ "Olympic athletes-Sibel Simsek". Sports-Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sibel-simsek-1.html. Retrieved April 12, 2009. 
  4. ^ "8 Gram ile Avrupa Şampiyonu: Sibel Şimşek" (in Turkish). Spor Stüdyosu. 2010-04-08. http://www.sporstudyosu.com/8-gram-ile-avrupa-sampiyonu-sibel-simsek/. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  5. ^ "Weightlifting-Simsek, Sibel". The Sports Org. http://www.the-sports.org/weightlifting-simsek-sibel-results-identity-s22-c2-b4-o62-w23143.html. Retrieved April 12, 2009.