Yusuf Fehmi Genç

Yusuf Fehmi Genç
Personal information
Born (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002
Ordu, Turkey
EducationGazi University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Manama67 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Chișinău73 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Batumi71 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Konya67 kg CJ
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh71 kg CJ
Gold medal – first place2025 Riyadh71 kg T
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya67 kg T
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Raszyn67 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Durres71 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Heraklion67 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tashkent67 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Rovaniemi67 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Durrës67 kg
Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Las Vegas61 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Eilat61 kg

Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 23 May 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 73 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.[1]

Career

In 2021, he won a bronze medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[2][3]

At the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia, Yusuf Fehmi Genç, competing in the 67 kg category, placed eighth in the snatch with 140 kg, gold in the jerk with 182 kg, and fourth in the total with 322 kg.[4] With this success, he brought Turkey a gold medal in men's weightlifting for the first time in 7 years.[5]

Yusuf Fehmi Genç in men's 73 kg at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, placed ninth in the snatch with 146 kg, gold medal in the jerk with 186 kg and fifth in the total with 332 kg.[6]

Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the gold medal at the 2024 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships held at the Raszyn Centrum Sports Hall in Warsaw, Poland, men's 67 kg category with 144 kg in the snatch, 176 kg in the jerk and 320 kg in total.[7] Yusuf Fehmi Genç finished third at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain, with 181 kg in the 67 kg weightlifting and 327 kg in total. He won 2 bronze medals with this degree.[8]

At the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova. Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the silver medal for snatch, and gold for jerk and total in the men's 73 kg . He broke the European record with 194 kg in the jerk. His 348 kg in total is equal to the European Record.[9]

Achievements

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg12512813016160160165829014
2022Bogotá, Colombia67 kg13513614091751791821st place, gold medalist(s)3224
2023Riyadh, Saudi Arabia73 kg1451481509185186187—DNF—
2024Manama, Bahrain67 kg14114614941791811873rd place, bronze medalist(s)3273rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Førde, Norway71 kg1501511516186190192 ER3rd place, bronze medalist(s)343 ER4
European Championships
2021Moscow, Russia67 kg1251301321116616717372979
2022Tirana, Albania67 kg12512912971611641672nd place, silver medalist(s)2925
2023Yerevan, Armenia73 kg14014314691811841861st place, gold medalist(s)3325
2024Sofia, Bulgaria73 kg140144146121801841863rd place, bronze medalist(s)3286
2025Chișinău, Moldova73 kg1471511542nd place, silver medalist(s)187194 ER1951st place, gold medalist(s)348 ER1st place, gold medalist(s)
2026Batumi, Georgia71 kg1461471473rd place, bronze medalist(s)1851931931st place, gold medalist(s)3321st place, gold medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games
2022Konya, Turkey67 kg12513113371651701741st place, gold medalist(s)3053rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2025Riyadh, Saudi Arabia71 kg14615015041811861901st place, gold medalist(s)3361st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2021Tashkent, Uzbekistan67 kg12913213341651681723rd place, bronze medalist(s)3013rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022Heraklion, Greece67 kg1301341363rd place, bronze medalist(s)1651711761st place, gold medalist(s)3072nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships
2021Rovaniemi, Finland67 kg1291321353rd place, bronze medalist(s)1631631702nd place, silver medalist(s)2952nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Durrës, Albania67 kg1281311313rd place, bronze medalist(s)1671711721st place, gold medalist(s)2982nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024Raszyn, Poland67 kg1351401441st place, gold medalist(s)1701761831st place, gold medalist(s)3201st place, gold medalist(s)
2025Durrës, Albania71 kg1461501502nd place, silver medalist(s)1851901911st place, gold medalist(s)3401st place, gold medalist(s)
Youth World Championships
2019Las Vegas, United States61 kg1081111113rd place, bronze medalist(s)1361361461st place, gold medalist(s)2542nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Youth Championships
2019Eilat, Israel61 kg1101141173rd place, bronze medalist(s)140146152 EYR1st place, gold medalist(s)269 EYR1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes Bio's - GENC Fehmi Yusuf". Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ↑ Oliver, Brian (25 May 2021). "Weightlifting world record for Ukraine's Konotop - but no guarantee of Olympic place". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç dünya şampiyonu oldu".
  5. ↑ "Dünya şampiyonu milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç'in yeni hedefi olimpiyat madalyası".
  6. ↑ "Halterde Yusuf Fehmi Genç'ten altın madalya" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Milli halterci Yusuf Fehmi Genç, 3 altın madalyayla Avrupa şampiyonu oldu".
  8. ↑ "Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda milli sporcular, 3 madalya kazandı".
  9. ↑ "Yusuf Fehmi Genç'ten Avrupa rekoru ve iki altın madalya!". milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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