Sibel Şimşek

Sibel Şimşek
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984
Osmancık, Çorum
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 63 kg
Club Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü
Coached by Mehmet Üstündağ

Sibel Şimşek (pronounced [ˈsiːbel ˈʃiːmʃec]; born October 10, 1984 in Osmancık Çorum, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).[1]

Sibel Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü. She is trained by Mehmet Üstündağ.[2]

On 12 January 2017 it was announced that because of a doping violation she had been disqualified from the 2012 Olympic Games.[3]

Achievements

Olympic Games
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
Disqualified632012London, GBR105130235
692004Athens, GRENo LiftXX

[4]

World Championships
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
 Silver632010Antalya, TUR111.0
 Silver632010Antalya, TUR241.0
 Silver632009Goyang, KOR135.0
 Bronze632009Goyang, KOR108.0135.0243.0
7632007Chiang Mai, THA
European Championships
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
 Gold632012Antalya, TUR100.0125.0225.0
 Gold632010Minsk, BLR110.0134.0244.0[5]
 Gold632009Bucharest, ROM108.0128.0236.0
 Silver632008Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA105.0121.0226.0
 Silver632007Strasbourg, FRA98.0117.0215.0

[6]

References

  1. "Athlethes-Sibel Şimşek". NBC Olympics. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  2. "Madalya avcıları". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  3. "IOC sanctions eight athletes for failing anti-doping test at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. "Olympic athletes-Sibel Simsek". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  5. "8 Gram ile Avrupa Şampiyonu: Sibel Şimşek". Spor Stüdyosu (in Turkish). 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  6. "Weightlifting-Simsek, Sibel". The Sports Org. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
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