Gamze Altun
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 2003 Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Selçuk University |
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Weight class | 45 kg |
Medal record | |
Gamze Altun (born 29 July 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division. She is a native of Tarsus, Mersin, southern Turkey.[1]
Sport career
Altun took the siver medal in the 45 kg clean and jerk event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.[2][3] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 92 kg and the silver medal in total with 157 kg. Her lift in Clean & Jerk became the new European U23 record.[4]
Gamze Altun ranked fifth in the women's 45 kg weightlifting category at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships in Chisinau, Moldova, winning the fifth medal with 68 kg in the snatch, gold with 93 kg in the jerk and bronze with 161 kg in total.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Weight | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | (kg) | Rank | ||||
| 2023 | European Championships | Yerevan, Armenia | 45 kg | 63 | 5th | 89 | 152 | 4th | |
| World Junior Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 45 kg | 63 | 10th | 91 | 154 | |||
| 2024 | European Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | 45 kg | 65 | 5th | 92 EU23R |
157 | ||
| 2025 | European Championships | Chisinau, Moldova | 45 kg | 68 | 5th | 93 | 161 | ||
References
- ^ "Tarsuslu halterciler madalyayla döndüler". Habertürk (in Turkish). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'na madalyalı başlangıç". Son Dakika (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Milli Sporculardan 4 Madalya" (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Çakmak, Fatih (12 February 2024). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 45 kiloda Cansu Bektaş birinci, Gamze Altun ikinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Halterde büyük başarı! İki altın madalya birden". star.com.tr. Retrieved 13 April 2025.