Aylin Daşdelen (born 1 January 1982 in Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı,

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) is a European champion Turkish female

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competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions. At the championships held 2003 in

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, she broke three European records, in snatch, clean&jerk and in total weight lifted of the -58 kg division.

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is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in

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Early life

She was born 1982 in Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı,

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Scandal

Aylin Daşdelen and her two teammates, Sibel Şimşek and

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, filed in September 2004 complaints of sexual harassment against Mehmet Üstündağ, who was the coach of the Turkey national women's weightlifting team. He was accused of repeated physical

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going back several years. The court ordered the arrest of him despite his denial. Daşdelen told a television news program that Üstündağ also made it a habit of "beating" his charges. She blamed the trainer also for the 1999 suicide of teammate Esma Can. The only support for Üstündağ came from

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, who in turn accused her three teammates of being "

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". Üstündağ came under investigation on similar charges in the 2000s, but the evidence was inconclusive.

Achievements

; Olympics: ;

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: ; European Championships: ; Mediterranean Games: Legend: *ER European record

References

External links

Aylin Daşdelen at Weightlifting Database
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