Daniyar Ismayilov (born 3 February 1992) is a Turkmen

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

currently competing for

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. He competed for Turkmenistan at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He competed for Turkey at

2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

and won a silver medal (total 351 kg.) In 2021, his doping test came back positive for the second time.

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* Turkmenistan male weightlifters Ethnic Turkmen people Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Turkmenistan Olympic weightlifters for Turkey Turkish male weightlifters Turkish people of Turkmenistan descent 1992 births World Weightlifting Championships medalists Living people People from Lebap Region European champions for Turkey Olympic silver medalists for Turkey Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in weightlifting Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games European Weightlifting Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkmenistan-weightlifting-bio-stub