Mete Binay

Mete Binay (born 19 January 1985 in Emirseyit, Tokat) is a Turkish world champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg division.

He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Weightlifting Championships held in Minsk, Belarus, gold medal at the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships held in Antalya, Turkey and gold medal in snatch event at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships held in Paris, France.

On 3 July 2020 the International Olympic Committee disqualified Binay from the 2012 Olympic Games, and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2012.

Medals

World Championships Rank Discipline Snatch Clean&Jerk Total Place Date –69 kg 160.0 Antalya, Turkey Sep 21, 2010 335.0 –69 kg 157.0 Paris, France Nov 8, 2011 European Championships Rank Discipline Snatch Clean&Jerk Total Place Date –69 kg 154.0 Kazan, Russia Apr 11-17, 2011 –69 kg 149.0 Minsk, Belarus Apr 2-11, 2010 314.0