Mete Binay (born 19 January 1985 in Emirseyit,

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) is a

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world champion

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competing in the –69 kg division. He won the bronze medal at the

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held in

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, gold medal at the

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held in

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and gold medal in snatch event at the

2011 World Weightlifting Championships The 2011 World Weightlifting Championships were held at Disneyland Paris in Paris, France. The event took place from November 5 to 13, 2011. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: ...

held in

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. On 3 July 2020 the

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disqualified Binay from the

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, and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2012.

Medals

World Championships European Championships

References

External links

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