Fatih Baydar (; born November 25, 1983) is a

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weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. At the 2012 European Championships held in

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, Turkey, he became silver medalist. He was due to compete at the

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but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a

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. He was suspended for 2 years.Sanctioned athletes www.iwf.net 2012

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1983 births Living people Turkish male weightlifters Doping cases in weightlifting European Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Turkish people Sportspeople from Konya {{Turkey-weightlifting-bio-stub