Ferdi Hardal

Ferdi Hardal
Personal information
Born (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
ClubGaziantep GSİM
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Moscow 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Sofia 67 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 61 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 61 kg CJ
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 61 kg S

Ferdi Hardal (born 31 December 1996) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 61 kg division. He obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sport career

Hardal is a member of Gaziantep GSİM Club.[1]

He won two bronze medals in the 56 kg Clean & Jerk event and in Total events of the 2014 European Junior & U23 Championships in Limassol, Cyprus,[2] two silver medals in the 62 kg Snatch event and in Total of the 2016 European Junior & U23 Championships in Eilat, Israel,[3] the silver medal in the 62 kg Clean & Jerk event of the 2017 European Junior & U23 Championships in Durrës, Albania,[4] the gold medal in 62 kg Snatch, the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk event, the silver medal in Totak of the 2018 European Junior & U23 Championships in Zamość, Poland,[5] and the silver medal in the 61 kg Snatch event of the 2019 European Junior & U23 Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[6]

He competed at the 2018 World Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,[7] and at the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand.[8]

At the 2019 European Championships in Batumi, Georgia, he took the bronze medal in the 61 kg Snatch, the silver medal in Clean & Jerk and the bronze medal in Total.[9] He won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.[10]

Hardal obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ferdi Hardal" (in Turkish). Türk Sporu. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Milli Halterci Ferdi Hardal Avrupa 3'üncüsü oldu". Radikal (in Turkish). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ "2016 European Junior Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Halter de Muhammer Şahin ve Ferdi Hardal Avrupa ikincisi". T24 (in Turkish). 17 October 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Gamze Karakol ve Ferdi Hardal Avrupa ikincisi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Halter Federasyonu. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  6. ^ Sever, Hilni (23 October 2019). "Milli halterci Berfin Altun'dan altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Dünya Halter Şampiyonası'nda muhteşem kutlama ve ilk rekor". TRT Avaz (in Turkish). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Milli sporcular dereceye giremedi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 19 September 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Milli haltercilerden 6 madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 7 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Ferdi Hardal Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya kazandı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.