İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988) is a Turkish

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 ...

competing in the –94 kg division. The tall athlete is a member of

İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş. At the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=, s=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, labels=no) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Gua ...

held in

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, China, he became bronze medalist. Arat qualified for participation 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 ...

but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a

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. He was suspended for 2 years.

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1988 births Sportspeople from İzmir Living people Turkish male weightlifters İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK sportspeople Doping cases in weightlifting Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-weightlifting-bio-stub