Reyhan Arabacıoğlu

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1982-12-22) 22 December 1982
Bulgaria
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Weight class77 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Medal record
Men’s weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 77 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Vancouver 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antalya 69 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Loutraki 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Antalya 69 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis 69 kg C
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria 77 kg C

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (born 22 December 1982 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg and –69 kg divisions. He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Championships medalist.

Career

Arabacıoğlu began weightlifting in İzmir and represented İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor during his professional career.

He won his first international medal at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, where he earned bronze in the 69 kg category.[1] Two years later, he captured the silver medal at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver in the 77 kg division.[2] At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Arabacıoğlu initially placed fourth in the men’s 77 kg event with a 360 kg total (165 kg snatch, 195 kg clean and jerk). However, in 2013 the International Olympic Committee disqualified Russia’s Oleg Perepechenov after reanalysis of stored doping samples, and Arabacıoğlu was retroactively awarded the Olympic bronze medal.[3][4]

He also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships, including silver in 2003 (Loutraki, –77 kg) and bronze in 2002 (Antalya, –69 kg). In 2005, he represented Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, winning silver in the 77 kg division.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 77 kg 160 165 170 4 190 195 200 3 360 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Weightlifting Championships
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 150 152.5 155 3 180 182.5 185 3 335 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 160 165 — 3 190 195 200 2 355 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
2002 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 145 150 — 3 175 180 — 3 330 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 Greece Loutraki, Greece 77 kg 160 165 — 2 195 200 — 2 365 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2001 Slovakia Trenčín, Slovakia 69 kg 147.5 150 — 1 170 175 — 1 325 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2000 Croatia Rijeka, Croatia 69 kg 140 142.5 — 1 175 177.5 — 1 320 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1999 Poland Spała, Poland 62 kg 125 127.5 — 2 145 150 — 2 277.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2005 Spain Almería, Spain 77 kg 155 160 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 195 200 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 360 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "2001 World Championships Results – Lightweight". Lift Up. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "2003 World Championships Results – Middleweight". Lift Up. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "IOC disqualifies Russian weightlifter from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples". IOC. 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's 77 kg – Weightlifting, Athens 2004". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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