İzzet İnce

İzzet İnce
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1981-07-08) July 8, 1981
Kütahya, Turkey
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event
–85 kg
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Kyiv–85 kg
Silver medal – second place2007 Strasbourg–85 kg

İzzet İnce (born June 28, 1981, in Kütahya)[1] is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. He is 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) tall.[2]

He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result. In Beijing, his right leg was injured during his attempt to lift 190.0 kg by clean and jerk after having successfully finished the snatch session with 170.0 kg.[3]

He won the 2004 European Weightlifting Championships held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Also, he won the silver medal at the 2007 European Weightlifting Championships held in Strasbourg, France.

Medals

European Championships
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–85 kg172.0Strasbourg, FRAApr 14–22, 2007[4]
 Silver201.0
 Silver373.0
 Silver–85 kg170.0Minsk, BLRApr 2–11, 2010
Mediterranean Games
RankDisciplineSnatchClean&JerkTotalPlaceDate
 Gold–85 kg167.0Pescara, ITAJune 25-July 5, 2009[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Herküllere Vali Aydın GÜÇLÜ'den Hediye" (in Turkish). Governor of Kütahya. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Olympic Results-Izzet Ince". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "İzzet İnce olimpiyatlara veda etti". Samanyolu (in Turkish). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "CHAMPIONNATS D'EUROPE STRASBOURG - FRA 14 au 22.04.2007" (PDF) (in French). HaltEurope2007. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Akdeniz Oyunları'na Türkiye damgasını vurdu". Star Gazete (in Turkish). 30 June 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.