Ekrem Celil

Ekrem Celil
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1980-02-20) February 20, 1980
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 69 kg, 77 kg

Ekrem Celil (born February 20, 1980 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the 69 kg and 77 kg divisions.[1][2]

Born in Bulgaria of Turkish descent, he started to perform weightlifting in a local club. Ekrem Celil immigrated in 1998 to Turkey in an action called as the "second Naim operation".[3]

He was admitted in 2000 to the Turkish national team, which would take part at the Olympics in Sydney. However, the Bulgarian Federation vetoed his participation.[4]

Achievements

European Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold 69 kg + Trenčín, SVK 2001
 Silver 69 kg 185.0 Loutraki, GRE Apr 18, 2003[5]
 Bronze 325.0
 Bronze 69 kg 147.5 Kiev, UKR Apr 24, 2004[5]
 Gold 190.0
 Gold 337.5
Mediterranean Games
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Bronze 69 kg+ Almeria, ESP 2005
 Gold +
Tournaments
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold 77 kg 142.0 180.0 322.0 Subotica, SRB Oct 8, 2011[2][6]

References

  1. "Ekrem Celil". Chidlovski. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "4th International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial". IWF. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  3. Demirbilek, Celal (1998-06-28). "2. Naim operasyonu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  4. "Şok! Ekrem'e izin yok". Sabah online (in Turkish). 2000-08-03. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  5. 1 2 "Turkey" (in Turkish). IAT Weightlifting Database. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  6. "Sporcumuz Ekrem Celil Şampiyonn Oldu". Haber 73 (in Turkish). 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

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