Hurşit Atak
Turkish weightlifter (born 1991)
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Hurşit Atak (born May 24, 1991) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the −62 kg division.[1] He is a native of Şırnak in southeastern Turkey.[2] Currently, he is a member of the ASKİ Sports Club in Ankara.[3]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 24, 1991 Şırnak, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –62 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASKİ Sports Club, Ankara | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Hırşit Atak was born to a village guard father in Şırnak on May 23, 1991. He has fourteen siblings, one of them being his twin brother.[4]
Atak became champion already at the national high school tournament held 2005 in Konya. In 2006, he became national champion in his age category in Aydın.[2]
At the 2010 World Junior Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, he won three silver medals in the 62 kg division.[1] Atak won the silver medal in the Clean&Jerk category and the bronze medal lifting 289.0 kg in total at the 2011 European Championships in Kazan, Russia.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 5th in the -62 kg division, with a total 302 kg.[5] He won the gold medal in Clean&Jerk and in total at the 2016 European Championships held in Førde, Norway.[6]
Medals
- European Championships
- World Junior Championships
