Ekrem Celil

Ekrem Celil
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1980-02-20) February 20, 1980 (age 46)
Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Events
–69 kg, –77 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Kyiv–69 kg
Bronze medal – third place2003 Loutraki–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2001 Trenčín–69 kg
Tournaments
Gold medal – first place2011 Subotica–77 kg

Ekrem Celil (born February 20, 1980, in Kardzhali, Bulgaria) is a Turkish European champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg and –77 kg divisions.

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".

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.

Achievements

European Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–69 kg+Trenčín, SVK2001
 Silver–69 kg185.0Loutraki, GREApr 18, 2003
 Bronze325.0
 Bronze–69 kg147.5Kyiv, UKRApr 24, 2004
 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

References

  1. ↑ "Ekrem Celil". Chidlovski. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "4th International Tournament Vladan Mihajlovic Memorial". IWF. Retrieved 2011-11-06.[permanent dead link]
  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. 1 2 "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.[permanent dead link]