Sunay Bulut
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| Nationality | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82–99 kg (181–218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –82.5 kg
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Medal record
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Sunay Bulut (born 1 December 1967) is a Turkish weightlifter, two-time European champion and World bronze medalist. He competed internationally in the light-heavyweight, middle-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.[1]
Career
Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulut represented Turkey in two Summer Olympics: the 1992 Barcelona Games (light-heavyweight, 13th place) and the 1996 Atlanta Games (middle-heavyweight, 4th place).[1]
At the World Weightlifting Championships, his best result was a bronze medal at the 1994 Istanbul Championships (83 kg). In continental competition, he won a bronze medal at the 1991 Władysławowo event (82.5 kg) and became European champion twice — in Stavanger and Rijeka (91 kg).
He also enjoyed success at the Mediterranean Games, winning gold in light-heavyweight at the 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Games and in 1997 (Bari), a gold medal in clean & jerk and a silver medal in snatch in the heavyweight division.[2]
After retiring from competition, he worked in weightlifting development and coaching programs in Turkey.[3]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 82.5 kg | 150 | 155 | 13 | 185 | — | 13 | 335 | 13 | ||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 91 kg | 165 | 170 | 5 | 205 | 210 | 4 | 380 | 4 | ||
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Istanbul, Turkey | 83 kg | 155 | 160 | 4 | 195 | 200 | — | 3 | 360 | ||
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Władysławowo, Poland | 82.5 kg | 155 | 160 | — | 3 | 190 | 195 | — | 3 | 355 | |
| 1996 | Stavanger, Norway | 91 kg | 160 | 165 | 167.5 | 1 | 200 | 205 | — | 1 | 372.5 | |
| 1997 | Rijeka, Croatia | 91 kg | 162.5 | 165 | 167.5 | 1 | 205 | 210 | — | 1 | 377.5 | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Languedoc-Roussillon, France | 82.5 kg | 150 | 152.5 | 155 | 1 | 185 | 190 | — | 1 | 345 | |
| 1997 | Bari, Italy | 99 kg | 160 | 165 | 167.5 | 200 | 205 | — | 372.5 | — | ||
References
- ^ a b "Sunay Bulut Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "IAT Weightlifting Database – Sunay Bulut". IAT Leipzig. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Bursa Yıldırım Belediyespor's Sunay Bulut becomes Europe's best". Bursa'da Bugün. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2025.