Turkish weightlifter (born 2002)
Yusuf Fehmi Genç
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| Born | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22)
Ordu, Turkey |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Country | Turkey |
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| Sport | Weightlifting |
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| Club | Ankara ASKİ |
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Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 23 May 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 73 kg division.[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]
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