Aylin Daşdelen

Aylin Daşdelen

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	January 1, 1982 Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı, Yozgat
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	58 kg
Club	Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü
Medal record World Championships 2010 Antalya – 53 kg 2011 Paris – 53 kg 2003 Vancouver – 58 kg European Championships 2002 Antalya – 53 kg 2003 Loutraki – 58 kg 2010 Minsk – 53 kg 2011 Kazan – 53 kg 2004 Kiev – 58 kg 2009 Bucharest – 53 kg 2012 Antalya – 53 kg Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara – 58 kg Clean&Jerk 2013 Mersin – 58 kg Clean&Jerk 2013 Mersin – 58 kg Snatch 2009 Pescara – 58 kg Snatch

Aylin Daşdelen (born 1982 in Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı, Yozgat, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions. At the championships held 2003 in Loutraki, Greece, she broke three European records, in snatch, clean&jerk and in total weight lifted of the -58 kg division.^[1]

Aylin is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in İzmit.

Early life

She was born 1982 in Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı, Yozgat Province.^[2]

Scandal

Aylin Daşdelen and her two teammates, Sibel Şimşek and Şule Şahbaz, filed in September 2004 complaints of sexual harassment against Mehmet Üstündağ, who was the coach of the Turkey national women’s weightlifting team. He was accused of repeated physical sexual molestation going back several years. The court ordered the arrest of him despite his denial. Daşdelen told a television news program that Üstündağ also made it a habit of "beating" his charges. She blamed the trainer also for the 1999 suicide of teammate Esma Can.

The only support for Üstündağ came from Nurcan Taylan, who in turn accused her three teammates of being "lesbians". Üstündağ came under investigation on similar charges in the 2000s, but the evidence was inconclusive.

Achievements

Olympics

Rank	Event	Year	Venue	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total
4	58 kg	2004	Athens, GRE	100.0	125.0	225.0

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Venue	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total
Silver	53 kg	2011	Paris, FRA		126.0
Silver						219.0
Bronze	53 kg	2010	Antalya, TUR	90.0
Silver					121.0
Silver						211.0
Bronze	58 kg	2003	Vancouver, CAN	92.5	117.5	210.0
Silver	53 kg U-?	2002	Havirov, CZE	85.0
Silver					105.0
Silver						210.0
Silver	58 kg U-16	1997	Cape Town, RSA		105.0
Silver						182.5

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Venue	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total
Bronze	53 kg	2012	Antalya, TUR	88.0
Silver					113.0
Silver						201.0
Gold	53 kg	2011	Kazan, RUS	90.0
Gold					112.0
Gold						202.0
Gold	53 kg	2010	Minsk, BLR	88.0
Gold					120.0 ER
Gold						208.0
Bronze	53 kg	2009	Bucharest, ROM[3]	82.0
Silver					105.0
Silver						187.0
Gold	58 kg	2004	Kiev, UKR[4]	98.5
Silver					122.5
Silver						220.0
Silver	58 kg	2003	Loutraki, GRE[1]	98 ER
Gold					123.0 ER
Gold						220.0 ER
Gold	53 kg	2002	Antalya, TUR	92.5
Gold					112.5
Gold						205.0
Gold	58 kg U-16	1997	Sevilla, ESP	80.0
Gold	53 kg U-16	1996	Burgas, BUL	65.0
Gold					80.0
Gold						145.0

Mediterranean Games

Rank	Event	Year	Venue	Snatch	Clean & Jerk
Bronze	58 kg	2009	Pescara, ITA[5]	87.0
Gold					110.0
Gold	58 kg	2013	Mersin, TUR	87.0
Gold					113.0

Legend:

• ER European record

References

1. "Results Women 58 kg". European Weightlifting Championships-Loutraki, Greece. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
2. "Daşdelen, Cuma günü Yozgatta". Yerköy Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2009-11-28.
3. "European Senior Weightlifting Championships Bucarest, Romania" (PDF). EWF. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
4. "Bayan herküller". Sabah (in Turkish). 2004-04-22. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
5. "Akdeniz Oyunları-Aylin Daşdelen, 1 Altın ve 1 Bronz Kazandı" (in Turkish). General Directorate of Youth and Sports. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

External links

• Aylin Daşdelen at Weightlifting Database