Erdal Sunar

Erdal Sunar
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1982-05-01) May 1, 1982
Kütahya, Turkey
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) –85 kg
Coached by Hilmi Pekünlü
Medal record
European Championships
2004 Kiev –85 kg
World University Championships
2004 Frederick –85 kg}

Erdal Sunar (born on May 1, 1982 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.[1][2]

He studied physical education and sports at the Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and graduated in 2005.[3] Erdal Sunar started with weightlifting in 1994, and is coached since then by Hilmi Pekünlü. In 1998, he was admitted to the national team.[2]

He married in 2006 to Müslime, a French policewoman.[4] A member of a Turkish family immigrated to France, she competes in the –63 kg division of women's weightlifting for France.[3]

Achievements

World Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Silver–85 kg172.5Vancouver, CNDNov 17, 2003[5][6]
European Weightlifting Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Bronze–85 kgKiev, UKR2004[5]
World University Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–85 kg155.0Frederick, USAJuly 5, 2004[5]
 Bronze185.0
 Silver340.0
 Silver–94 kg162.0Komotini, GRENov 27, 2008[1]
European Junior Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Silver–77 kg155.0Kalmar, SWESep 6, 2001[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Results-Weightlifting 2008 Komotini Greece-1st World University Championship" (PDF). FISU. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  2. 1 2 "Milli Sporcularımız-Erdal Sunar" (in Turkish). Kütahya İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü. 2009-10-20. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  3. 1 2 "Türk çift iki milli forma için yarıştı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Evli ve Farklı." Spor Bul (in Turkish). 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Turkey". IAT Weightlifting Database. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  6. ↑ "Erdal Sunar gümüş kaldırdı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2003-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-08.


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