Fedail Güler

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Fedail Güler
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 54)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryFile:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
–70 kg
Retiredyes

Fedail Güler (born 1 January 1972) is a Turkish former weightlifter, world and European champion, who competed in the lightweight division. He won the gold medal at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, lifting 160 kg in the snatch and 350 kg in total, both world records at the time.[1][2]

Career

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Born in Bulgaria to a Turkish family, Güler began weightlifting in 1986.[3]

He won the gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Wolmirstedt, Germany, and another gold at the 1992 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

At the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Güler set a world record by lifting 160 kg in snatch and 350 kg in total, earning the world title.[4] The following year, he won the European Championship in Warsaw and took silver at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou.[5]

He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After retiring from active competition, Güler served as an advisor to the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports.[6]

Güler is considered part of the “golden generation” of Turkish weightlifters alongside Naim Süleymanoğlu and Halil Mutlu, contributing to Turkey’s international success in the 1990s.[7]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Weightlifting Championships
1994 Istanbul, Turkey 70 kg 155 158 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 187 190 192 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 350 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1995 Guangzhou, China 70 kg 155 157.5 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 187.5 190 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 345 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
1994 Sokolov, Czech Republic 70 kg 150 155 157.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 175 177 180 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 335 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1995 Warsaw, Poland 70 kg 155 157 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 185 187 190 1st place, gold medalist(s) 350 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Weightlifting Championships
1991 Wolmirstedt, Germany 69 kg 137.5 140 142.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 167.5 172.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 312.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Weightlifting Championships
1992 Cardiff, United Kingdom 69 kg 138 140 140 1st place, gold medalist(s) 170 172 172.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 312.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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