Ekrem Celil

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]

Ekrem Celil
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1980-02-20) February 20, 1980
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–69 kg, –77 kg
Medal record
European Championships
2004 Kiev –69 kg
2003 Loutraki –69 kg
2001 Trenčín –69 kg
Tournaments
2011 Subotica –77 kg

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, SVK2001
 Silver–69 kg185.0Loutraki, GREApr 18, 2003[5]
 Bronze325.0
 Bronze–69 kg147.5Kiev, UKRApr 24, 2004[5]
 Gold190.0
 Gold337.5
Mediterranean Games
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Bronze–69 kg+Almeria, ESP2005
 Gold+
Tournaments
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–77 kg142.0180.0322.0Subotica, SRBOct 8, 2011[2][6]

References
  1. "Ekrem Celil". Chidlovski. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  5. "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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