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]
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| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –85 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBorn 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
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 1996 |  Atlanta, United States | 83 kg | 155 | 160 | 9 | 195 | 200 | 8 | 360 | 8 | ||
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1995 |  Guangzhou, China | 83 kg | 165 | 167.5 | 170 | 5 | 205 | 207.5 | — | 3 | 377.5 |  |
| 1997 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 83 kg | 167.5 | 170 | 2 | 205 | 207.5 | 2 | 375 |  | ||
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1995 |  Warsaw, Poland | 83 kg | 157.5 | 160 | 3 | 192.5 | 195 | — | 3 | 355 | | |
| 1996 |  Stavanger, Norway | 83 kg | 160 | 162.5 | 165 | 3 | 192.5 | 195 | — | 3 | 360 | |
| 1997 |  Rijeka, Croatia | 83 kg | 165 | 167.5 | 170 | 2 | 205 | 210 | — | 2 | 380 | |
| 1998 |  Riesa, Germany | 85 kg | 167.5 | 170 | 3 | 207.5 | 210 | — | 3 | 377.5 | | |
| 1999 |  A Coruña, Spain | 85 kg | 167.5 | 170 | 3 | 205 | 207.5 | — | 3 | 377.5 | | |
| Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||||
| 1997 |  Bari, Italy | 83 kg | 160 | 165 | — |  | 200 | 205 | — | | 370 | |
| European Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Cardiff, United Kingdom | 83 kg | 160 | 165 | — | 3 | 177.5 | 180 | — | 3 | 345 | |
References
edit- 1 2 "Dursun Sevinç Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "IAT Weightlifting Database". IAT Leipzig. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ↑ "Halter Erkek Milli Takımı – Dursun Sevinç" (in Turkish). Beden Eğitimi. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2025.