Sedat Artuç

Sedat Artuç (born 9 June 1976) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the 56 kg division. He is a European champion and an Olympic bronze medalist, also winning medals at the World and European Championships.

Career Artuç was born in Oltu, Erzurum Province, Turkey. He began competing internationally in the 1990s and represented the Turkish national team for more than a decade. He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in the men’s 56 kg event. He also took bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver, and became European champion twice (2004 Kyiv and 2005 Sofia).

He was a member of the EGO Sports Club in Ankara and trained under coach Tuncer Şenses.

In 2005, Artuç was suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for two years after testing positive for a banned substance.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 2004 Athens, Greece 56 kg 120 125 127.5 4 150 155 — 3 280 World Weightlifting Championships 2003 Vancouver, Canada 56 kg 122.5 125 — 4 150 152.5 — 4 277.5 European Weightlifting Championships 1998 Riesa, Germany 56 kg 120 122.5 — 2 145 147.5 — 2 267.5 2002 Antalya, Turkey 56 kg 120 122.5 — 2 145 150 — 2 272.5 2004 Kyiv, Ukraine 56 kg 125 127.5 — 1 152.5 155 — 1 280 2005 Sofia, Bulgaria 56 kg 122.5 125 — 1 150 155 — 1 275 Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería, Spain 62 kg 150 155 — 220 225 — 380 2009 Pescara, Italy 56 kg 115 120 — 145 150 — 270