Erol Bilgin

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NationalityTurkish
Born (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 38)
Kütahya, Turkey
Height1.58 m (5.2 ft)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Erol Bilgin
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 38)
Kütahya, Turkey
Height1.58 m (5.2 ft)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWeightlifting
Weight class–62 kg
ClubTarım Kredi S.K.
Coached byHilmi Pekünlü
Retiredyes
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 Antalya62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Bucharest62 kg
Gold medal – first place2010 Minsk62 kg
Silver medal – second place2005 Sofia62 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro62 kg
Bronze medal – third place2007 Strasbourg62 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara62 kg S
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara62 kg C
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona62 kg S
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona62 kg C
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place2006 İzmir62 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Minsk56 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Burgas56 kg
European U17 Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Stavanger56 kg
European U16 Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Villeneuve45 kg

Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987) is a Turkish former weightlifter who competed in the 62 kg category. A two-time European champion and 2010 World bronze medalist.[1]

Bilgin was born in Kütahya, Turkey. He began lifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi Sports Club and moved to Tarım Kredi S.K. in 2000. He was coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.[2]

He achieved his first major international title at the 2004 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Burgas, winning gold. He later became European Youth and Under-16 Champion, and in 2010 won bronze at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, lifting 143 kg in snatch and 171 kg in clean & jerk (314 kg total).[3]

Bilgin ranked 8th at the 2012 London Olympics,[4] but in 2020 the International Olympic Committee announced his disqualification after re-analysis of his 2012 samples detected Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) and Stanozolol.[5]

He also represented Turkey at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, lifting 135 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean & jerk for 295 kg total and a silver medal.[6]

Bilgin’s consecutive gold medals at the 2009 Bucharest and 2010 Minsk European Championships established him among the best lightweight lifters of the late 2000s.[7]

Major results

References

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