Ergün Batmaz

Ergün Batmaz (born July 16, 1967) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the lightweight division.[1][2]

Ergün Batmaz
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1967-07-16) July 16, 1967
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
EventLightweight
Now coachingBüyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor, national men's and women's teams
Medal record
World Championships
1993 Melbourne –70 kg
1995 Guangzhou –70 kg
European Championships
1997 Rijeka –70 kg
1998 Riesa –69 kg
1990 Aalborg –69 kg
1995 Sokolov –70 kg
1996 Stavanger –70 kg

He represented Turkey at the 1988 and 1996 Summer Olympics without success.[1] Ergün Batmaz became European champion at the 1997 European Weightlifting Championships held in Rijeka, Croatia.

Retired from active sport, he is currently coaching the weightlifting team of Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor.[3] He coached also women’s[4][5] national weightlifting team and now coaching the men's[6] team.

Achievements
World Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Silver–70 kg150.0Melbourne, AUSNov 11-21, 1993[7]
 Silver332.5
 Bronze–70 kg155.0Istanbul, TURNov 17-27, 1994[7]
 Bronze–70 kg155.0Guangzhou, CHNNov 17, 1995[7]
 Bronze340.0
European Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Bronze–69 kg315.0Aalborg, DENMay 20, 1990[7]
 Bronze–69 kg142.5Wladyslawowo, POLMay 15, 1991[7]
 Bronze–70 kg150.0Sofia, BULApr 15, 1993[7]
 Bronze–70 kg152.5Sokolov, CZEMay 15, 1995[7]
 Bronze332.5
 Silver–70 kg152.5Stavanger, NORApr 12, 1996[7]
 Bronze175.0
 Bronze327.5
 Silver–70 kg155.0Rijeka, CROMay 19, 1997[7]
 Gold192.5
 Gold347.5
 Bronze–69 kg145.0Riesa, GERApr 28, 1998[7]
 Silver320.0

References
  1. "Ergün Batmaz". FanBase. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. "Ergun Batmaz". Chidlovski. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. "Halter Ergün Batmaz" (in Turkish). Ankara BB SK. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  4. "Haltere Taze Kan". Yeni Mesaj (in Turkish). 2004-01-03. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  5. "Halterde hedef dört altın". Birgün (in Turkish). 2007-07-19. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  6. "Halter Milli Takımı, Avrupa'da iddialı". Haber Ajans 5 (in Turkish). 2011-09-10. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  7. "Turkey". IAT Weightlifting Database. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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