Berfin Altun

Berfin Altun (born 1 November 1999) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the women's –71 kg division.[1] She is a member of Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü.[2]

Not to be confused with Berfin Altan.

Berfin ALtun
Personal information
Born (1999-11-01) 1 November 1999
Weight65.38 kg (144 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubKağıtspor
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Konya64 kg CJ
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya64 kg T
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Suva-71 kg
European Junior & U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest-64 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Eilat-63 kg

Major results

Altun became silver medalist in the Clean and jerk event and in total at the 2016 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in n Eilat, Israel.[3] At the 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Zamość, Poland, she captured the gold medal in the 69 kg Clean& Jerk event.[4] In 2019, she took the silver medal in the 71 kg Clean & Jerk event and the bronze medal at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Suva, Fiji.[5] At the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania, she won the bronze medal in the -64 kg Snatch event, and gold medals in the Clean & Jerk event, and became champion.[6] She won the bronze medal in the Clean and jerk event at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia.[2][7]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total
(kg)		 Rank
123Rank123Rank
European Championships
2021Russia Moscow, Russia71 kg858890171151191213rd place, bronze medalist(s)2096
2022Albania Tirana, Albania64 kg838386121171201232nd place, silver medalist(s)2065

References
  1. "EWF Entry List of Weightlifters Moscow-RUS by Category-list created on 10.04.2021 21:51". European Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Kağıtsporlu milli sporce Berfin Altun'dan büyük başarı". Özgür Kocaeli (in Turkish). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Türk sporcular halterde 2 gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 8 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Berfin Altun altın madalya kazandı". Posta (in Turkish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Berfin Altun, Fiji'den madalyayla döndü". Fanatik (in Turkish). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. Sever, Hilmi (23 October 2019). "Milli halterci Berfin Altun'dan altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. Karakaya, Abdulkadir (7 April 2021). "Milli halterci Berfin Altun'dan bronz madalya". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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