Reyhan Arabacıoğlu
Turkish weightlifter (born 1982)
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Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (born 22 December 1982 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg and –69 kg divisions. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Championships medalist.
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| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Arabacıoğlu began weightlifting in İzmir and represented İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor during his professional career.
He won his first international medal at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, where he earned bronze in the 69 kg category.[1] Two years later, he captured the silver medal at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver in the 77 kg division.[2] At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Arabacıoğlu initially placed fourth in the men’s 77 kg event with a 360 kg total (165 kg snatch, 195 kg clean and jerk). However, in 2013 the International Olympic Committee disqualified Russia’s Oleg Perepechenov after reanalysis of stored doping samples, and Arabacıoğlu was retroactively awarded the Olympic bronze medal.[3][4]
He also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships, including silver in 2003 (Loutraki, –77 kg) and bronze in 2002 (Antalya, –69 kg). In 2005, he represented Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, winning silver in the 77 kg division.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece | 77 kg | 160 | 165 | 4 | 190 | 195 | 3 | 360 |  | ||
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | Antalya, Turkey | 69 kg | 150 | 152.5 | 3 | 180 | 182.5 | 3 | 335 | | ||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada | 77 kg | 160 | 165 | — | 3 | 190 | 195 | 2 | 355 |  | |
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Antalya, Turkey | 69 kg | 145 | 150 | — | 3 | 175 | 180 | — | 3 | 330 | |
| 2003 | Loutraki, Greece | 77 kg | 160 | 165 | — | 2 | 195 | 200 | — | 2 | 365 | |
| 2001 |  Trenčín, Slovakia | 69 kg | 147.5 | 150 | — | 1 | 170 | 175 | — | 1 | 325 |  |
| 2000 |  Rijeka, Croatia | 69 kg | 140 | 142.5 | — | 1 | 175 | 177.5 | — | 1 | 320 | |
| 1999 |  Spała, Poland | 62 kg | 125 | 127.5 | — | 2 | 145 | 150 | — | 2 | 277.5 | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Almería, Spain | 77 kg | 155 | 160 | — | | 195 | 200 | — | | 360 | |