İzzet İnce (born June 28, 1981, in
Kütahya
Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...
) is a Turkish
weightlifter
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competing in the –85 kg division. He is tall.
He participated at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in Athens, Greece and at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result. In Beijing, his right leg was injured during his attempt to lift 190.0 kg by clean and jerk after having successfully finished the snatch session with 170.0 kg.
He won the
2004 European Weightlifting Championships held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Also, he won the silver medal at the
2007 European Weightlifting Championships held in
Strasbourg
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, France.
Medals
References
External links
International Weightlifting Federation
1981 births
Sportspeople from Kütahya
Living people
Turkish male weightlifters
Olympic weightlifters for Turkey
Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
European champions in weightlifting
European champions for Turkey
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
European Weightlifting Championships medalists
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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