Dursun Sevinç

Dursun Sevinç
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1972-03-16) 16 March 1972
Ankara, Turkey
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class–85 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Chiang Mai 83 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rijeka 83 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 A Coruña 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Riesa 85 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Stavanger 83 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Warsaw 83 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 83 kg S
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 83 kg C

Dursun Sevinç (born 16 March 1972) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –85 kg division for Turkey. He represented Turkey internationally throughout the 1990s, earning medals at the World Weightlifting Championships, European Weightlifting Championships, and Mediterranean Games.[1][2]

Career

Born in Ankara, Sevinç was active on the international stage from the early 1990s through the 2000s. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing in the top ten.[1]

At the World Weightlifting Championships, his best result came at the 1997 Chiang Mai event, where he won the silver medal in the –83 kg division.

He was also a multiple medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships, earning a silver in Rijeka and bronze medals in Warsaw (1995), Stavanger (1996), Riesa (1998), and A Coruña (1999). At the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, he won two gold medals in the snatch and clean & jerk events.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
1996 United States Atlanta, United States 83 kg 155 160 162.5 9 195 200 202.5 8 360 8
World Weightlifting Championships
1995 China Guangzhou, China 83 kg 165 167.5 170 5 205 207.5 — 3 377.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1997 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 83 kg 167.5 170 172.5 2 205 207.5 210 2 375 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
1995 Poland Warsaw, Poland 83 kg 157.5 160 162.5 3 192.5 195 — 3 355 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1996 Norway Stavanger, Norway 83 kg 160 162.5 165 3 192.5 195 — 3 360 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1997 Croatia Rijeka, Croatia 83 kg 165 167.5 170 2 205 210 — 2 380 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1998 Germany Riesa, Germany 85 kg 167.5 170 172.5 3 207.5 210 — 3 377.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1999 Spain A Coruña, Spain 85 kg 167.5 170 172.5 3 205 207.5 — 3 377.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
1997 Italy Bari, Italy 83 kg 160 165 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 200 205 — 1st place, gold medalist(s) 370 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
1992 United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 83 kg 160 165 — 3 177.5 180 — 3 345 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ a b "Dursun Sevinç Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "IAT Weightlifting Database". IAT Leipzig. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Halter Erkek Milli Takımı – Dursun Sevinç" (in Turkish). Beden Eğitimi. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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