Sunay Bulut
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82–99 kg (181–218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –82.5 kg
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Sunay Bulut (born 1 December 1967) is a Turkish weightlifter, two-time European champion and World bronze medalist. He competed internationally in the light-heavyweight, middle-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.[1]
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulut represented Turkey in two Summer Olympics: the 1992 Barcelona Games (light-heavyweight, 13th place) and the 1996 Atlanta Games (middle-heavyweight, 4th place).[1]
At the World Weightlifting Championships, his best result was a bronze medal at the 1994 Istanbul Championships (83 kg). In continental competition, he won a bronze medal at the 1991 Władysławowo event (82.5 kg) and became European champion twice — in Stavanger and Rijeka (91 kg).
He also enjoyed success at the Mediterranean Games, winning gold in light-heavyweight at the 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Games and in 1997 (Bari), a gold medal in clean & jerk and a silver medal in snatch in the heavyweight division.[2]
After retiring from competition, he worked in weightlifting development and coaching programs in Turkey.[3]
