Cansu_Bektaş
Cansu Bektaş
Turkish weightlifter (born 2003)
Cansu Bektaş (born 23 November 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division.[1] She is two-time European champion anda European Youth, Juniors and U23 record holder.
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Born | (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20) Giresun, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | 45 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bektaş won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[2][3] She took three silver medals at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[4] At the e 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she captured three gold medals in snatch, clean&jerk and total, breakinge European records for Juniors with 72 kg in snatch, 90 in clean&jerk and 162 kg in total.[5] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Snatch event with 75 kg, the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 88 kg and the gold medal in total with 163 kg. Her total lift became the new European U23 record.[6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Weight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
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2019 | Youth World Championships | ![]() | 40 kg | 54 | ![]() | 63 | ![]() | 120 | ![]() |
European Youth Championships | ![]() | 40 kg | 55 EYR | ![]() | 67 EYR | ![]() | 122 EYR | ![]() | |
2021 | World Junior Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 70 | ![]() | 84 | ![]() | 154 | ![]() |
2022 | World Junior Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 65 | ![]() | 85 | ![]() | 150 | ![]() |
European Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 68 | 4 | 85 | ![]() | 153 | ![]() | |
Islamic Solidarity Games | ![]() | 45 kg | 65 | ![]() | 86 | ![]() | 151 | ![]() | |
European Junior & U23 Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 70 | ![]() | 87 | ![]() | 157 | ![]() | |
2023 | European Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 72 EJR | ![]() | 90 EJR | ![]() | 162 EJR | ![]() |
World Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 75 | ![]() | 87 | ![]() | 162 | ![]() | |
2024 | European Championships | ![]() | 45 kg | 75 | ![]() | 88 | ![]() | 163 EU23R | ![]() |
Cansu Bektaş , born on 23 November 2003, is a native of Giresun, northern Turkey. She attended Atatürk Anatolian High School in her hometown.[7] She studies coaching in the Selçuk University Sports Sciences Faculty.[8]
- "Weightlifting - Cansu Bektas (Turkey)". TheSports.org. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "Şaziye Erdoğan, Avrupa şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 gümüş madalya". RHA Ajans (in Turkish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023. |
- "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 altın birden". SporX (in Turkish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- Çakmak, Fatih (12 February 2024). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 45 kiloda Cansu Bektaş birinci, Gamze Altun ikinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Milli Halterci Öğrencimiz Cansu Bektaş Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Selçuk Üniversitesi'nin milli sporcusundan dünya üçüncülüğü". Anadolu Bugün. 5 September 2023.
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