Sedat Artuç

Sedat Artuç

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1976-06-09) June 9, 1976 Oltu, Erzurum Province
Height	1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–56 kg
Club	EGO Sport Club, Ankara
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens –56 kg World Championships 2003 Vancouver –56 kg European Championships 2004 Kiev –56 kg 2005 Sofia –56 kg 1998 Riesa –56 kg 2002 Antalya –56 kg Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria –62 kg Clean & Jerk 2005 Almeria –62 kg Snatch 2009 Pescara –56 kg Snatch

Sedat Artuç (born June 9, 1976 in Oltu, Erzurum Province) is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Artuç, 1.63 m tall, is a member of EGO Sport Club in Ankara, Turkey. He is coached by Tuncer Şenses. In 2005, Artuç was banned from international competition by the International Weightlifting Federation for 2 years for doping.

Medals

Olympics

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Bronze	–56 kg		155.0	280.0	Athens, GRE	Aug 17, 2004
4		125.0

World Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Silver	–56 kg	125.0			Vancouver, B.C., CAN	Aug 6, 2003
4			152.5
Bronze				277.5
4	–56 kg	122.5		270.0	Antalya, TUR	Nov 4, 2001
5			147.5

European Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
5	–56 kg	112.0			Minsk, BLR	Apr 2-11, 2010
Silver			139.0
4				251.0
Gold	–56 kg	125.0	150.0	275.0	Sofia, BUL	Apr 19, 2005
Gold	–56 kg	125.0	155.0	280.0	Kiev, UKR	Apr 20, 2004
Silver	–56 kg	122.5	145.0	267.5	Antalya, TUR	Apr 23, 2002
Silver	–56 kg				Riesa, GER	May 1, 1998

External links

• Profile
• Top Olympic Lifters' Profiles
• Sedat Artuç's photo