Erol Bilgin

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Erol Bilgin
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1987-02-20) 20 February 1987 (age 38)
Kütahya, Turkey
Height1.58 m (5.2 ft)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWeightlifting
Weight class–62 kg
ClubTarım Kredi S.K.
Coached byHilmi Pekünlü
Retiredyes
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Antalya 62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Bucharest 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Minsk 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sofia 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro 62 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Strasbourg 62 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 62 kg S
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 62 kg C
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 62 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tarragona 62 kg C
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 İzmir 62 kg
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Minsk 56 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Burgas 56 kg
European U17 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Stavanger 56 kg
European U16 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Villeneuve 45 kg

Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987) is a Turkish former weightlifter who competed in the 62 kg category. A two-time European champion and 2010 World bronze medalist.[1]

Career

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Bilgin was born in Kütahya, Turkey. He began lifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi Sports Club and moved to Tarım Kredi S.K. in 2000. He was coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.[2]

He achieved his first major international title at the 2004 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Burgas, winning gold. He later became European Youth and Under-16 Champion, and in 2010 won bronze at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, lifting 143 kg in snatch and 171 kg in clean & jerk (314 kg total).[3]

Bilgin ranked 8th at the 2012 London Olympics,[4] but in 2020 the International Olympic Committee announced his disqualification after re-analysis of his 2012 samples detected Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Oral Turinabol) and Stanozolol.[5]

He also represented Turkey at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro, lifting 135 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean & jerk for 295 kg total and a silver medal.[6]

Bilgin’s consecutive gold medals at the 2009 Bucharest and 2010 Minsk European Championships established him among the best lightweight lifters of the late 2000s.[7]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 62 kg 135 139 140 7 165 165 169 8 300 DQ
World Championships
2010 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 62 kg 140 142 143 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 168 171 174 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 314 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2010 Belarus Minsk, Belarus 62 kg 137 138 139 1st place, gold medalist(s) 162 164 165 1st place, gold medalist(s) 304 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 Romania Bucharest, Romania 62 kg 131 133 133 1st place, gold medalist(s) 156 158 160 1st place, gold medalist(s) 293 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 62 kg 133 134 135 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 158 159 160 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 295 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 France Strasbourg, France 62 kg 126 127 128 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 155 156 158 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 276 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 56 kg 118 119 120 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 143 144 145 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 265 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mediterranean Games
2018 Spain Tarragona, Spain 62 kg 120 125 127 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 155 165 169 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 290 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World University Championships
2006 Turkey İzmir, Turkey 62 kg 120 123 125 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 158 160 162 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 285 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2004 Belarus Minsk, Belarus 56 kg 113 115 117 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 133 135 137 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 250 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior Championships
2004 Bulgaria Burgas, Bulgaria 56 kg 110 112 112.5 1st place, gold medalist(s) 142 143 145 1st place, gold medalist(s) 257.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European U17 Championships
2004 Norway Stavanger, Norway 56 kg 108 110 112 1st place, gold medalist(s) 133 134 135 1st place, gold medalist(s) 245 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European U16 Championships
2002 France Villeneuve-Loubet, France 45 kg 75 77.5 80 1st place, gold medalist(s) 100 102.5 105 1st place, gold medalist(s) 180 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012". Olympic.org. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Erol Bilgin Biography" (in Turkish). Governorate of Kütahya. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  3. ^ "2010 World Championships Results". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Erol Bilgin – Athlete Bio". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  5. ^ "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012". International Olympic Committee. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  6. ^ "European Weightlifting Championships 2008 – Official Results" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Erol Bilgin wins European Championship". Hürriyet Daily News. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
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