Ümmühan Uçar

Ümmühan Uçar Gürçay
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born January 1, 1986 (1986-01-01) (age 26)[1]
Kütahya
Weight 87 kg (190 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) +75 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze 2011 Kazan +75 kg

Ümmühan Uçar Gürçay (born 1986 in Kütahya)[2] is a Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's +75 kg division.

She started weightlifting at the age of 13 in the primary school, in the beginning against her parent's will. After two-month's training, she achieved the second place at the national championship that enabled her further performing in this sports.[2]

Achievements

European Championships
Rank Event Year Venue Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
 Bronze +75 kg 2010[3] Minsk, BLR 117.0
 Bronze +75 kg 2011[4] Kazan, RUS 113.0
 Bronze 136.0
 Bronze 249.0

References

  1. ^ a b "European Weightlifting Championships-Cat. plus 75 kg (W)". Polska Sztanga. http://www.polska-sztanga.h2.pl/live/10042010/cat-plus-75-kg-w.html. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b Ulagay, Al (2003-05-17). "Büyüyünce şampiyon olacaklar" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=147425. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  3. ^ "Bayan milliler ikinci oldu" (in Turkish). Hürriyet Spor. 2010-04-11. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/amatorsporlar/14382375.asp?gid=362. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  4. ^ "European Weightlifting Championships Kazan (RUS), 11-17.04.2011 -Women Cat. +75 kg". European Weightlifting Federation. http://www.ewf.sm/files/kazan_2011/kazan_75+.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-24.