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
Nationality	Turkish
Born	February 20, 1980 Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
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

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
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

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Bronze	–69 kg	+			Almeria, ESP	2005
Gold			+

Tournaments

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
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. "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.

External links

• Ekrem Celil at Database Weightlifting