| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1998 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey |
| Weight | 114.18 kg (251.7 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Club | ASKİ Spor |
Medal record | |
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Melike Günal (born 5 April 1998) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the women's +87 kg division.[1] She is a member of ASKİ Spor in Ankara.[2][3]
Early life
Melike Günal was born in Kahramanmaraş, southeastern Turkey on 5 April 1998.[4][5][1] She studied Physical Education at Adıyaman University.[6]
She initially began with wrestling sport. During her trtrainings for wrestling in Kahramanmaraş, she lifted weights in order to be stronger. With the encouragement of her coach, she switched over to weightlifting, and became several times Turkish champion.[7]
Major results
Günal took three bronze medals in the +90 kg event at the 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Zamość, Poland.[7] In 2019, she became three times gold medalist at the European Junior & U23 Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[5] She took three gold medals in the +87 kg division at the 6th International Solidarity Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[8] She won three bronze medals at the 2021 European Weightlifting Championships held in Moscow, Russia, in the +87 kghe Snatch and Clean and jerk events, taking the bronze medal in the total.[9] She is the Turkish record holder in +87 kg Snatch (108 kg), Clean & Jerk (135) and total (243 kg).
At the 2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships in Rovaniemi, Finland, she won the bronze medal in her event.[10]
She won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[11][12]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2021 |  Moscow, Russia | +87 kg | 105 | 108 |  | 130 | 135 | | 243 | | ||
| 2022 |  Tirana, Albania | +87 kg | 102 | 105 | 108 |  | 125 | 130 | 134 | | 242 | |
References
- 1 2 "EWF Entry List of Weightlifters Moscow-RUS by Category-list created on 10.04.2021 21:51". European Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "ASKİ Sporlu Milli halterci Melike Günal'dan 3 madalya". Ankara Masası (in Turkish). 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Athletes. Bios. Gunal, Melike". iwf.sport. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Weightlifting - Melike Gunal (Turkey)".
- 1 2 "Milli halterci Günal'a altın hediye edildi". Maraş Posta (in Turkish). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Adıyaman Üniversitesi Öğrencisi Melike Günal Halter'de Türkiye Rekoru Kırdı". Perre News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- 1 2 Sevinç, Ersoy (16 December 2018). "Spora güreşle başladı, halterde şampiyonluklara abone oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "Milli halterci Melike Günal'dan Özbekistan'da 3 altın". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 12 February 202. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "Melike Günal'dan 3 bronz madalya". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ↑ "2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ Oliver, Brian (5 June 2022). "Landmark golds for Britain's Campbell and Norway's Koanda at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.