Yusuf Fehmi Genç
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| Born | 23 May 2002 Ordu, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Gazi University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara ASKİ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 23 May 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 73 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.[1]
Career
In 2021, he won a bronze medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3]
At the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia, Yusuf Fehmi Genç, competing in the 67 kg category, placed eighth in the snatch with 140 kg, gold in the jerk with 182 kg, and fourth in the total with 322 kg.[4] With this success, he brought Turkey a gold medal in men's weightlifting for the first time in 7 years.[5]
Yusuf Fehmi Genç in men's 73 kg at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, placed ninth in the snatch with 146 kg, gold medal in the jerk with 186 kg and fifth in the total with 332 kg.[6]
Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the gold medal at the 2024 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships held at the Raszyn Centrum Sports Hall in Warsaw, Poland, men's 67 kg category with 144 kg in the snatch, 176 kg in the jerk and 320 kg in total.[7] Yusuf Fehmi Genç finished third at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain, with 181 kg in the 67 kg weightlifting and 327 kg in total. He won 2 bronze medals with this degree.[8]
At the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova. Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the silver medal for snatch, and gold for jerk and total in the men's 73 kg . He broke the European record with 194 kg in the jerk. His 348 kg in total is equal to the European Record.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 67 kg | 125 | 16 | 160 | 165 | 8 | 290 | 14 | |||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 67 kg | 136 | 140 | 9 | 175 | 179 | 182 | 322 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 73 kg | 145 | 148 | 9 | — | DNF | — | ||||
| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 67 kg | 141 | 146 | 4 | 181 | 327 | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Moscow, Russia | 67 kg | 125 | 130 | 11 | 167 | 7 | 297 | 9 | |||
| 2022 | Tirana, Albania | 67 kg | 125 | 7 | 161 | 164 | 167 | 292 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | Yerevan, Armenia | 73 kg | 140 | 143 | 146 | 9 | 181 | 184 | 186 | 332 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 73 kg | 140 | 144 | 12 | 180 | 184 | 328 | 6 | |||
| 2025 | Chișinău, Moldova | 73 kg | 147 | 151 | 154 | 187 | 194 ER | 348 =ER | ||||
| Islamic Solidarity Games | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Konya, Turkey | 67 kg | 125 | 131 | 7 | 170 | 174 | 305 | ||||
| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 67 kg | 129 | 133 | 4 | 165 | 168 | 301 | ||||
| 2022 | Heraklion, Greece | 67 kg | 130 | 136 | 165 | 171 | 307 | |||||
| European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 67 kg | 129 | 132 | 163 | 295 | ||||||
| 2022 | Durrës, Albania | 67 kg | 128 | 131 | 167 | 298 | ||||||
| 2024 | Raszyn, Poland | 67 kg | 135 | 140 | 144 | 170 | 176 | 320 | ||||
| Youth World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Las Vegas, United States | 61 kg | 108 | 136 | 146 | 254 | ||||||
| European Youth Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Eilat, Israel | 61 kg | 110 | 114 | 117 | 140 | 146 | 152 EYR | 269 EYR | |||
References
- ^ "Athletes Bio's - GENC Fehmi Yusuf". Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç dünya şampiyonu oldu".
- ^ "Dünya şampiyonu milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç'in yeni hedefi olimpiyat madalyası".
- ^ "Halterde Yusuf Fehmi Genç'ten altın madalya" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ "Milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç, 3 altın madalyayla Avrupa şampiyonu oldu".
- ^ "Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda milli sporcular, 3 madalya kazandı".
- ^ "Yusuf Fehmi Genç'ten Avrupa rekoru ve iki altın madalya!". milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
External links
- Yusuf Fehmi Genç at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Yusuf Fehmi Genç at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Yusuf Fehmi Genç at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Yusuf Fehmi Genç at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Yusuf Fehmi Genç at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)