Ferhat Pehlivan
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Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 20, 1988 Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Light-flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fenerbahçe Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Altar Kalkışım | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ferhat Pehlivan (born August 20, 1988, in Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. The 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall boxer at 49 kg (108 lb) was a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon before he transferred to Fenerbahçe Boxing. He is coached by Altar Kalkışım.[1] He is a student at the Atatürk University in Erzurum.[2][3]
He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Amateur Championships held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Pehlivan qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he won two fights before being defeated by David Ayrapetyan. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal.
