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Turkish weightlifter (born 1999)
Batu Han Yüksel
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25)
Ankara, Turkey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event81–kg
ClubPursaklar Belediye S.K.
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Yerevan 81 kg
2uropean Junior & U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 73 kg

Batu Han Yüksel (born 4 October 1999), also known as Batuhan Yüksel, is a Turkish weight lifter competing in the 81 kg division.

Personal life

Batu Han Yüksel was born in Ankara, Turkey on 4 October 1999.

Sport career

Yüksel is a member of Pursaklar Belediye Sports Club in Ankara.

He placed eight in the 62 kg division at the 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Nowy Tomyśl, Poland. He competed in the Juniors category at the 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, and took the silver medal in the clean & jerk event and the bronze medal in total. At the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania, he ranked 7th n the 73 kg division. In 2022, he competed in the 81 kg division at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey. He won the silver medal in the 81 kg snatch event, the bronze medal in the clean & jerk and became silver medalist in total at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg) Rank (kg) Rank (kg) Rank
2019 European Junior & U23 Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 73 kg 135 5th 177 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 312 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 European Championships Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 81 kg 152 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 187 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 339 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Milli halterci Batuhan Yüksel kimdir? Batuhan Yüksel kaç yaşında?". Cumhuriye (in Turkish). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "Pursaklar Belediye Spor Kulübü sporcusu Batuhan Yüksel, Avrupa ikincisi oldu". İlk Sayfa (in Turkish). 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. "Madalya Yağmuru Devam Ediyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "Kpmya 2021 5. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları - Team Türkiye Kadromuz" (PDF). olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. Gazioğlu, Fatih (19 April 2023). "Milli halterci Batuhan Yüksel, Avrupa ikincisi oldu". Abadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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