Fedail Güler

Fedail Güler

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 Momchilgrad, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	–70 kg
Retired	yes
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing Turkey World Championships Gold medal – first place 1994 Istanbul 70 kg Silver medal – second place 1995 Guangzhou 70 kg European Championships Gold medal – first place 1995 Warsaw 70 kg Silver medal – second place 1994 Sokolov 70 kg Mediterranean Games Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 67 kg C Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 67 kg T Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc 64 kg S Gold medal – first place 1993 Languedoc 64 kg T Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 70 kg S Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 70 kg C Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens 67 kg S Silver medal – second place 1993 Languedoc 64 kg C World Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1991 Wolmirstedt 69 kg European Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1992 Cardiff 69 kg

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.

Career

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

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. The following year, he won the European Championship in Warsaw and took silver at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou.

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.

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.

Major results

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)

External links

• IAT Weightlifting Database – Fedail Güler
• Turkish Olympic Committee profile
• Fedail Güler at Olympics.com