Hurşit Atak

Hurşit Atak (born May 24, 1991) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the −62 kg division.[1] He is a native of Şırnak in southeastern Turkey.[2] Currently, he is a member of the ASKİ Sports Club in Ankara.[3]

Hurşit Atak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991
Şırnak, Turkey
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–62 kg
ClubASKİ Sports Club, Ankara
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Førde –62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Split –62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kazan –62 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Sofia –62 kg

Career

Hırşit Atak was born to a village guard father in Şırnak on May 23, 1991. He has fourteen siblings, one of them being his twin brother.[4]

Atak became champion already at the national high school tournament held 2005 in Konya. In 2006, he became national champion in his age category in Aydın.[2]

At the 2010 World Junior Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, he won three silver medals in the 62 kg division.[1] Atak won the silver medal in the Clean&Jerk category and the bronze medal lifting 289.0 kg in total at the 2011 European Championships in Kazan, Russia.[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in 5th in the -62 kg division, with a total 302 kg.[5] He won the gold medal in Clean&Jerk and in total at the 2016 European Championships held in Førde, Norway.[6]

Medals
European Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–62 kg170.0 Norway, FørdeApr 10–16, 2016
 Gold296.0
 Silver–62 kg161.0 Russia, KazanApr 11–17, 2011
 Bronze289.0
World Junior Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Silver–62 kg126.0 Bulgaria, SofiaJune 11–20, 2010
 Silver160.0
 Silver286.0

References
  1. "Hurşit Atak' tan 3 Gümüşlü Dünya İkinciliği..." (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "Haltercilerin Hedefi Büyük". Şırnak Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  3. "Hurşit Çok Atak!..." (in Turkish). ASKİ Spor. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  4. "15 kardeşli şampiyon". EuroSport (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. "Hursit Atak Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda Türkiye'den 3 altın madalya". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-12.


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