Cenk Koçak (born 25 July 1996) is a Turkish classic

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, who competes in the 120+ kg division.

Personal life

Cenk Koçak was born on 25 July 1996. He studied sport science at Lokman Hekim University in

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. Koçak is tall, and weighs .

Career

Koçak started his powerlifting career in 2013, and has been the champion for nine consecutive years since he participated in the Turkish Powerlifting Championships. In 2019, he made his international debut in

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, Sweden, and captured the gold medal in the junior -120 kg event, totaling 892.5 kg. He also set a new world junior record. Koçak won the bronze medal in the 120+ kg event at the Classic Powerlifting World Championships in 2021

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, Sweden, 2022 Sun City, South Africa and 2023

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, Malta. He won the gold medal in the 120+ kg event with 980 kg in total at the 2022 European Classic Powerliftimng Championships in

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, Poland. In 2023, he took the silver medal in the 120+ kg event at the European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in

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, Estonia, and set a new European record with 400.5 kg in

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. In the 120+ kg category of the 2025 European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Malaga, Spain, he took the bronze medal in the

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event with 245 kg, the gold medal in the deadlift with 370 kg and the silver medal with 975 kg in total.

References

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