Cansu Bektaş

Cansu Bektaş

Personal information
Born	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21) Giresun, Turkey
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Weight class	45 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Turkey World Championships 2023 Riyadh 45 kg European Championships 2023 Yerevan 45 kg 2024 Sofia 45 kg 2022 Tirana 45 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 45 kg S 2021 Konya 45 kg CJ 2021 Konya 45 kg T World Junior Championships 2021 Tashkent 45 kg 2023 Guadalajara 45 kg 2022 Heraklion 45 kg European Junior Championships 2022 Durrës 45 kg Youth World Championships 2019 Las Vegas 40 kg European Youth Championships 2019 Eilat 40 kg

Cansu Bektaş (born 23 November 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division.[1] She is two-time European champion anda European Youth, Juniors and U23 record holder.

Sport career

Bektaş won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[2][3] She took three silver medals at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[4] At the e 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she captured three gold medals in snatch, clean&jerk and total, breakinge European records for Juniors with 72 kg in snatch, 90  in clean&jerk and 162 kg in total.[5] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Snatch event with 75 kg, the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 88 kg and the gold medal in total with 163 kg. Her total lift became the new European U23 record.[6]

Year	Competition	Venue	Weight	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
				(kg)	Rank	(kg)	Rank	(kg)	Rank
2019	Youth World Championships	Las Vegas, United States	40 kg	54		63		120
	European Youth Championships	Eilat, Israel	40 kg	55 EYR		67 EYR		122 EYR
2021	World Junior Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	45 kg	70		84		154
2022	World Junior Championships	Heraklion, Greece	45 kg	65		85		150
	European Championships	Tirana, Albania	45 kg	68	4	85		153
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	45 kg	65		86		151
	European Junior & U23 Championships	Durrës, Albania	45 kg	70		87		157
2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	45 kg	72 EJR		90 EJR		162 EJR
	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	45 kg	75		87		162
2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	45 kg	75		88		163 EU23R

Personal life

Cansu Bektaş , born on 23 November 2003, is a native of Giresun, northern Turkey. She attended Atatürk Anatolian High School in her hometown.[7] She studies coaching in the Selçuk University Sports Sciences Faculty.[8]

References

1. "Weightlifting - Cansu Bektas (Turkey)". TheSports.org. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. "Şaziye Erdoğan, Avrupa şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
4. "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 gümüş madalya". RHA Ajans (in Turkish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023. |
5. "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 altın birden". SporX (in Turkish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
6. Çakmak, Fatih (12 February 2024). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 45 kiloda Cansu Bektaş birinci, Gamze Altun ikinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
7. "Milli Halterci Öğrencimiz Cansu Bektaş Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
8. "Selçuk Üniversitesi'nin milli sporcusundan dünya üçüncülüğü". Anadolu Bugün. 5 September 2023.

External links

• Cansu Bektaş at the International Weightlifting Federation