Cansu Bektaş

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.

Cansu Bektaş
Personal information
Born (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003
Giresun, Turkey
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Weight class45 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2023 Riyadh45 kg
European Championships
2023 Yerevan45 kg
2024 Sofia45 kg
2022 Tirana45 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya45 kg S
2021 Konya45 kg CJ
2021 Konya45 kg T
World Junior Championships
2021 Tashkent45 kg
2023 Guadalajara45 kg
2022 Heraklion45 kg
European Junior Championships
2022 Durrës45 kg
World Youth Championships in Athletics
2019 Las Vegas40 kg
European Youth Championships
2019 Eilat40 kg

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
(kg)Rank(kg)Rank(kg)Rank
2019 Youth World Championships Las Vegas, United States40 kg5463120
European Youth Championships Eilat, Israel40 kg55
EYR		67
EYR		122
EYR
2021 World Junior Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan45 kg7084154
2022 World Junior Championships Heraklion, Greece45 kg6585150
European Championships Tirana, Albania45 kg68485153
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey45 kg6586151
European Junior & U23 Championships Durrës, Albania45 kg7087157
2023 European Championships Yerevan, Armenia45 kg72
EJR		90
EJR		162
EJR
World Championships Riyadh, Saudi Arabia45 kg7587162
2024European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria45 kg7588163
EU23R

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
  1. "Weightlifting - Cansu Bektas (Turkey)". TheSports.org. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. "Şaziye Erdoğan, Avrupa şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 gümüş madalya". RHA Ajans (in Turkish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023. |
  5. "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 altın birden". SporX (in Turkish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. 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.
  7. "Milli Halterci Öğrencimiz Cansu Bektaş Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. "Selçuk Üniversitesi'nin milli sporcusundan dünya üçüncülüğü". Anadolu Bugün. 5 September 2023.
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