Duygu Alıcı
Turkish weightlifter (born 2001)
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Duygu Alıcı (born 14 January 2001) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 49 kg division.[1]
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| Born | 14 January 2001 Gaziantep, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 49 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sports career
Alıcı started performing weightlifting at the age of twelve in the middle school with the encouragement of her art teacher.[2]
She won several competitions in her country, such as the first place in Interscholastic championship, first places in U15 and U17 divisions, and broke the youth record in the Clean & Jerk event with 55 kg. She became champion in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] In 2022, she competed in the 55 kg division at the Turkish Senior Weightlifting Championships, and lifted 80 kg in the Snatch and 105 kg in the Clean & Jerk event.[3]
Alıcı won the silver medal in the 49 kg Snatch event with 78 kg at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
Personal career
Duygu Alıcı was born in Gaziantep, Turkey on 14 January 2001.[4][2] She has a twin sister Burcu, and a two-year younger sister Züleyha, who also perform weightlifting.[2]
Alıcı is a student of Sport management in the School of Physical Education and Sport at Istanbul Gelişim University.[3][5][6]
