Mehtap Kurnaz
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | May 1, 1995 |
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Event | 63 kg |
Mehtap Kurnaz (born May 1, 1995) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 63 kg division.[1][2]
Kurnaz took part at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan without having success.[3] She won the bronze medal in the clean and jerk event lifting 108 kg in the women's 63 kg division at the 2014 European Junior and Under-23 Weightlifting Championships held in Cyprus. In the snatch event, she ranked fifth by lifting 88 kg. In the total, she missed the bronze medal by 1 kg with her result of 196 kg.[4]
In 2015, she won three gold medals at the 3rd Weightlifting Championship of Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation in Antalya, Turkey by lifting 83 kg in the snatch, 100 kg in the clean&jerk event and so 183 kg in total.[5][6] She participated at the 2015 European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia ranking fifth.[7]
Kurnaz attended the Olympic Preparation Center (TOHM) in Konya.[1] She earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Konya TOHM" (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mehtap Kurnaz". Counting Kilos. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mehtap Kurbaz sıfır çekti!". Spor X (in Turkish). 12 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mehtap Kurnaz Silkmede Bronz Madalya Kazandı" (in Turkish). İstanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Halterde Madalya Yağmuru Devam Ediyor". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 14 March 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mehtap Kurnaz'dan 3 altın madalya!". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Mehtap Kurnaz Tiflis'te 5. Oldu". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin Rio kadrosu belli oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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