Reyhan Arabacıoğlu

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1982-12-22) 22 December 1982 Bulgaria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	77 kg
Club	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Medal record Men’s weightlifting Representing Turkey Olympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 77 kg World Championships Silver medal – second place 2003 Vancouver 77 kg Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antalya 69 kg European Championships Silver medal – second place 2003 Loutraki 77 kg Bronze medal – third place 2002 Antalya 69 kg Mediterranean Games Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis 69 kg C Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria 77 kg C

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (born 22 December 1982 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg and –69 kg divisions. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Championships medalist.

Career

Arabacıoğlu began weightlifting in İzmir and represented İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor during his professional career.

He won his first international medal at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, where he earned bronze in the 69 kg category. Two years later, he captured the silver medal at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver in the 77 kg division. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Arabacıoğlu initially placed fourth in the men’s 77 kg event with a 360 kg total (165 kg snatch, 195 kg clean and jerk). However, in 2013 the International Olympic Committee disqualified Russia’s Oleg Perepechenov after reanalysis of stored doping samples, and Arabacıoğlu was retroactively awarded the Olympic bronze medal.

He also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships, including silver in 2003 (Loutraki, –77 kg) and bronze in 2002 (Antalya, –69 kg). In 2005, he represented Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, winning silver in the 77 kg division.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Olympic Games
2004	Athens, Greece	77 kg	160	165	170	4	190	195	200	3	360	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Weightlifting Championships
2001	Antalya, Turkey	69 kg	150	152.5	155	3	180	182.5	185	3	335	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003	Vancouver, Canada	77 kg	160	165	—	3	190	195	200	2	355	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
2002	Antalya, Turkey	69 kg	145	150	—	3	175	180	—	3	330	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003	Loutraki, Greece	77 kg	160	165	—	2	195	200	—	2	365	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2001	Trenčín, Slovakia	69 kg	147.5	150	—	1	170	175	—	1	325	1st place, gold medalist(s)
2000	Rijeka, Croatia	69 kg	140	142.5	—	1	175	177.5	—	1	320	1st place, gold medalist(s)
1999	Spała, Poland	62 kg	125	127.5	—	2	145	150	—	2	277.5	2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2005	Almería, Spain	77 kg	155	160	—	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	195	200	—	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	360	2nd place, silver medalist(s)

External links

• Reyhan Arabacıoğlu at Olympedia
• Reyhan Arabacıoğlu at Olympics.com
• Profile at Lift Up
• IAT Weightlifting Database