Sedat Artuç (born 9 June 1976) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the 56 kg division.

He is a European champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, also winning medals at the World and European Championships.

Career

Artuç was born in Oltu, Erzurum Province, Turkey. He began competing internationally in the 1990s and represented the Turkish national team for more than a decade.

He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the men’s 56 kg event. He also took bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver, and became European champion twice (2004 Kyiv and 2005 Sofia).

He was a member of the EGO Sports Club in Ankara and trained under coach Tuncer Şenses.

In 2005, Artuç was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for two years after testing positive for a banned substance.

Major results

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! colspan=13 | Olympic Games

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| 2004 || align="left" | Athens, Greece || 56&nbsp;kg || 120 || 125 || <s>127.5</s> || 4 || 150 || 155 || — || 3 || 280 ||

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! colspan=13 | World Weightlifting Championships

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| 2003 || align="left" | Vancouver, Canada || 56&nbsp;kg || 122.5 || 125 || — || 4 || 150 || 152.5 || — || 4 || 277.5 ||

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! colspan=13 | European Weightlifting Championships

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| 1998 || align="left" | Riesa, Germany || 56&nbsp;kg || 120 || 122.5 || — || 2 || 145 || 147.5 || — || 2 || 267.5 ||

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| 2002 || align="left" | Antalya, Turkey || 56&nbsp;kg || 120 || 122.5 || — || 2 || 145 || 150 || — || 2 || 272.5 ||

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| 2004 || align="left" | Kyiv, Ukraine || 56&nbsp;kg || 125 || 127.5 || — || 1 || 152.5 || 155 || — || 1 || 280 ||

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| 2005 || align="left" | Sofia, Bulgaria || 56&nbsp;kg || 122.5 || 125 || — || 1 || 150 || 155 || — || 1 || 275 ||

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! colspan=13 | Mediterranean Games

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| 2005 || align="left" | Almería, Spain || 62&nbsp;kg || 150 || 155 || — || || 220 || 225 || — || || 380 ||

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| 2009 || align="left" | Pescara, Italy || 56&nbsp;kg || 115 || 120 || — || || 145 || 150 || — || || 270 ||

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References

  • Sedat Artuç at Olympics.com
  • Sedat Artuç at IAT Weightlifting Database
  • IWF Anti-Doping Record (archived)