Muhammed Furkan Özbek

Muhammed Furkan Özbek
Muhammed Furkan Özbek in 2018
Personal information
Born (2001-01-24) 24 January 2001
Yozgat, Turkey
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Førde65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh73 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Moscow67 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tirana73 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Batumi65 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Sofia73 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh65 kg S
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh65 kg T
Silver medal – second place2025 Riyadh65 kg CJ
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Oran73 kg CJ
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent67 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Suva67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tashkent69 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Bucharest73 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Durrës69 kg
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2018 Buenos Aires69 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 San Donato69 kg

Muhammed Furkan Özbek (born 24 January 2001)[1] is a Turkish weightlifter.[2] He won the gold medal in his event at the European Weightlifting Championships in 2021 and 2022.

Career

In 2018, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's youth 69 kg event at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in San Donato Milanese, Italy. He also won the gold medal in the 69 kg event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3]

In 2019, Özbek won the gold medal in the men's junior 73 kg event at the European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4] In 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6]

Muhammed Furkan Özbek clinched three medals, including two golds, at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in the Russian capital, Moscow. First won bronze in the men's 67-kilogram weight class at the European Weightlifting Championships. He lifted 145 kilograms in snatch. He then went on to claim two gold medals, lifting 178 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 323 kilograms in total.[7]

Özbek competed in the men's 67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8][9]

Özbek won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania. He lifted 149 kilograms in snatch, 190 kilograms in the clean and jerk, and 339 kilograms in total.[10][11] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg Clean & Jerk event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12][13]

In August 2024, Özbek competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He lifted 341 kg in total and placed fourth missing 3 kg out on medal position.

Muhammed Furkan Özbek won the gold medal and became world champion in the men's 65 kg category at the 2025 World Weightlifting Championships held in Førde, Norway in October 2025. According to the Turkish Weightlifting Federation, Özbek lifted 145 kg in the snatch to win the gold medal and set a world record with a total of 324 kg. With this result, Turkey won the world championship again after 15 years. In the clean and jerk, he lifted 179 kg and won the silver medal.[14][15]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021Tokyo, Japan67 kg142145145N/a173173173N/aDNF—
2024Paris, France73 kg150153155N/a189191191N/a3414
World Championships
2019Pattaya, Thailand67 kg138141141141711741741030914
2022Bogotá, Colombia73 kg1451451451518618619153318
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia73 kg143146147111851871913rd place, bronze medalist(s)3343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway65 kg140143145 ER1st place, gold medalist(s)173176179 ER2nd place, silver medalist(s)324 WR1st place, gold medalist(s)
IWF World Cup
2024Phuket, Thailand73 kg1481501521118618918963417
European Championships
2019Batumi, Georgia73 kg140145148817418018453255
2021Moscow, Russia67 kg1391421453rd place, bronze medalist(s)1701741781st place, gold medalist(s)3231st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Tirana, Albania73 kg1451481493rd place, bronze medalist(s)1781811901st place, gold medalist(s)3391st place, gold medalist(s)
2023Yerevan, Armenia73 kg140143146818118618763277
2024Sofia, Bulgaria73 kg14514815061851851862nd place, silver medalist(s)3362nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Chișinău, Moldova73 kg147147148—1861921952nd place, silver medalist(s)——
2026Batumi, Georgia65 kg1401431462nd place, silver medalist(s)170175180 ER1st place, gold medalist(s)3231st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia65 kg1381381401st place, gold medalist(s)170170—2nd place, silver medalist(s)3101st place, gold medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2022Oran, Algeria73 kg14514514851811811842nd place, silver medalist(s)——
World Junior Championships
2018Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kg1331361382nd place, silver medalist(s)1641681713rd place, bronze medalist(s)3063rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Suva, Fiji67 kg1351351353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1661701722nd place, silver medalist(s)3072nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg1381411471st place, gold medalist(s)1701731762nd place, silver medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
2017Durrës, Albania69 kg12813213541621681682nd place, silver medalist(s)2973rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2019Bucharest, Romania73 kg1401441481st place, gold medalist(s)170177181 EJR1st place, gold medalist(s)329 EJR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Summer Youth Olympics
2018Buenos Aires, Argentina69 kg132135135N/a158165170N/a3171st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2016Penang, Malaysia69 kg123126126715015616162797
European Youth Championships
2017Pristina, Kosovo69 kg12712813251561621712nd place, silver medalist(s)2904
2018San Donato Milanese, Italy69 kg1281341362nd place, silver medalist(s)1571631691st place, gold medalist(s)2991st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. ↑ AA, DAILY SABAH WITH (6 April 2021). "Turkish weightlifter Muhammed Özbek wins European gold". Dailysabah.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Oliver, Brian (25 July 2021). "China denies Colombia in sensational weightlifting session - and Italy claims bronze". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Men's 67 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Muhammed Furkan Özbek, Avrupa Şampiyonu!". Fanatik.com.tr. June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Houston, Michael (2 July 2022). "Italian swimmers strong in pool at Oran 2022 Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Muhammed Furkan Özbek becomes world champion with record lift". TRT Spor. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Muhammed Furkan Özbek breaks record to win world title". Anadolu Agency. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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