Fedail Güler

Fedail Güler
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972
Momchilgrad, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWeightlifting
Weight class
–70 kg
Retiredyes
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Istanbul70 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Guangzhou70 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Warsaw70 kg
Silver medal – second place1994 Sokolov70 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1991 Athens67 kg C
Gold medal – first place1991 Athens67 kg T
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc64 kg S
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc64 kg T
Gold medal – first place1997 Bari70 kg S
Gold medal – first place1997 Bari70 kg C
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens67 kg S
Silver medal – second place1993 Languedoc64 kg C
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Wolmirstedt69 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Cardiff69 kg

Fedail Güler (born 1 January 1972) is a Turkish former weightlifter, world and European champion, who competed in the lightweight division. He won the gold medal at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, lifting 160 kg in the snatch and 350 kg in total, both world records at the time.[1][2]

Career

Born in Bulgaria to a Turkish family, Güler began weightlifting in 1986.[3]

He won the gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Wolmirstedt, Germany, and another gold at the 1992 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

At the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Güler set a world record by lifting 160 kg in snatch and 350 kg in total, earning the world title.[4] The following year, he won the European Championship in Warsaw and took silver at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou.[5]

He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After retiring from active competition, Güler served as an advisor to the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports.[6]

Güler is considered part of the “golden generation” of Turkish weightlifters alongside Naim Süleymanoğlu and Halil Mutlu, contributing to Turkey’s international success in the 1990s.[7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Weightlifting Championships
1994Istanbul, Turkey70 kg1551581601st place, gold medalist(s)1871901922nd place, silver medalist(s)3501st place, gold medalist(s)
1995Guangzhou, China70 kg155157.51601st place, gold medalist(s)185187.51903rd place, bronze medalist(s)3452nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Weightlifting Championships
1994Sokolov, Czech Republic70 kg150155157.52nd place, silver medalist(s)1751771802nd place, silver medalist(s)3352nd place, silver medalist(s)
1995Warsaw, Poland70 kg1551571601st place, gold medalist(s)1851871901st place, gold medalist(s)3501st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Weightlifting Championships
1991Wolmirstedt, Germany69 kg137.5140142.51st place, gold medalist(s)167.5172.5—1st place, gold medalist(s)312.51st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Weightlifting Championships
1992Cardiff, United Kingdom69 kg1381401401st place, gold medalist(s)170172172.51st place, gold medalist(s)312.51st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Fedail Güler". Turkish National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fedail Güler biography". MSXLabs. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fedail Güler, the Bulgarian-born Turkish weightlifter". Muhacirler.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Two golds and one silver in weightlifting". Hürriyet. 27 November 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fedail: "I'll recover before Sydney"". Hürriyet Spor Arena. 5 May 1995. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fedail Güler appointed ministry advisor". Milliyet. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fedail Güler – Olympics.com". Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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