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| Born | 23 November 2003 Giresun, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 45 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cansu Bektaş (born 23 November 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division.[1] She is two-time European champion anda European Youth, Juniors and U23 record holder.
Sport career
Bektaş won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[2][3] She took three silver medals at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[4] At the e 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she captured three gold medals in snatch, clean&jerk and total, breakinge European records for Juniors with 72 kg in snatch, 90 in clean&jerk and 162 kg in total.[5] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Snatch event with 75 kg, the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 88 kg and the gold medal in total with 163 kg. Her total lift became the new European U23 record.[6]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Weight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
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| (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | ||||
| 2019 | Youth World Championships |  Las Vegas, United States |
40 kg | 54 |  |
63 | |
120 |
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| European Youth Championships |  Eilat, Israel |
40 kg | 55 EYR |
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67 EYR |
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122 EYR |
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| 2021 | World Junior Championships |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
45 kg | 70 | |
84 | |
154 |
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| 2022 | World Junior Championships |  Heraklion, Greece |
45 kg | 65 |  |
85 | |
150 |
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| European Championships |  Tirana, Albania |
45 kg | 68 | 4 | 85 | |
153 |
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| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey |
45 kg | 65 | |
86 | |
151 |
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| European Junior & U23 Championships | Durrës, Albania |
45 kg | 70 | |
87 | |
157 |
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| 2023 | European Championships |  Yerevan, Armenia |
45 kg | 72 EJR |
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90 EJR |
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162 EJR |
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| World Championships |  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
45 kg | 75 |  |
87 | |
162 |
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| 2024 | European Championships |  Sofia, Bulgaria |
45 kg | 75 | |
88 | |
163 EU23R |
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Personal life
Cansu Bektaş , born on 23 November 2003, is a native of Giresun, northern Turkey. She attended Atatürk Anatolian High School in her hometown.[7] She studies coaching in the Selçuk University Sports Sciences Faculty.[8]
References
- ^ "Weightlifting - Cansu Bektas (Turkey)". TheSports.org. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Şaziye Erdoğan, Avrupa şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 gümüş madalya". RHA Ajans (in Turkish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023. |
- ^ "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 altın birden". SporX (in Turkish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (12 February 2024). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 45 kiloda Cansu Bektaş birinci, Gamze Altun ikinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Milli Halterci Öğrencimiz Cansu Bektaş Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Selçuk Üniversitesi'nin milli sporcusundan dünya üçüncülüğü". Anadolu Bugün. 5 September 2023.
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