İbrahim Arat

İbrahim Arat
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-12-02) December 2, 1988 (age 37)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event
–94 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byMücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş
Medal record

İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg division. The 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall athlete is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş.[1]

At the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China, he became bronze medalist.

Arat qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a drug test.[2] He was suspended for 2 years.[3]

Achievements

Rank Competition Host Result
S C T
8 6 2008 World Junior Championships Cali, Colombia 150+175=325[4]
5 9 6 2010 European U23 Championships Limassol, Cyprus 161+180=341[5]
4 2011 Summer Universiade Shenzhen, China 170+203=373[6]
17 14 16 2011 World Championships Paris, France 165+206=371[7]
4 2012 European Championships Antalya, Turkey 171+209=380[8]

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