Sunay Bulut

Sunay Bulut (born 1 December 1967) is a Turkish weightlifter, two-time European champion and World bronze medalist. He competed internationally in the light-heavyweight, middle-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

Career Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulut represented Turkey in two Summer Olympics: the 1992 Barcelona Games (light-heavyweight, 13th place) and the 1996 Atlanta Games (middle-heavyweight, 4th place).

After retiring from competition, he worked in weightlifting development and coaching programs in Turkey.

Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona, Spain 82.5 kg 150 155 160 13 185 190 — 13 335 13 1996 Atlanta, United States 91 kg 165 170 172.5 5 205 210 212.5 4 380 4 World Weightlifting Championships 1994 Istanbul, Turkey 83 kg 155 160 162.5 4 195 200 — 3 360 European Weightlifting Championships 1991 Władysławowo, Poland 82.5 kg 155 160 — 3 190 195 — 3 355 1996 Stavanger, Norway 91 kg 160 165 167.5 1 200 205 — 1 372.5 1997 Rijeka, Croatia 91 kg 162.5 165 167.5 1 205 210 — 1 377.5 Mediterranean Games 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon, France 82.5 kg 150 152.5 155 1 185 190 — 1 345 1997 Bari, Italy 99 kg 160 165 167.5 200 205 — 372.5 —