Yusuf Fehmi Genç

Yusuf Fehmi Genç (born 23 May 2002) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 73 kg division. He won the gold medal at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships.

Career In 2021, he won a bronze medal in his event at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

At the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia, Yusuf Fehmi Genç, competing in the 67 kg category, placed eighth in the snatch with 140 kg, gold in the jerk with 182 kg, and fourth in the total with 322 kg. With this success, he brought Turkey a gold medal in men's weightlifting for the first time in 7 years.

Yusuf Fehmi Genç in men's 73 kg at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, placed ninth in the snatch with 146 kg, gold medal in the jerk with 186 kg and fifth in the total with 332 kg.

Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the gold medal at the 2024 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships held at the Raszyn Centrum Sports Hall in Warsaw, Poland, men's 67 kg category with 144 kg in the snatch, 176 kg in the jerk and 320 kg in total. Yusuf Fehmi Genç finished third at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships in Manama, Bahrain, with 181 kg in the 67 kg weightlifting and 327 kg in total. He won 2 bronze medals with this degree.

At the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova. Yusuf Fehmi Genç won the silver medal for snatch, and gold for jerk and total in the men's 73 kg . He broke the European record with 194 kg in the jerk. His 348 kg in total is equal to the European Record.

Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankWorld Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 125 128 130 16 160 160 165 8 290 14 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 67 kg 135 136 140 9 175 179 182 322 4 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 73 kg 145 148 150 9 185 186 187 — — 2024 Manama, Bahrain 67 kg 141 146 149 4 179 181 187 327 2025 Førde, Norway 71 kg 150 151 151 6 186 190 192 ER 343 ER 4European Championships 2021 Moscow, Russia 67 kg 125 130 132 11 166 167 173 7 297 9 2022 Tirana, Albania 67 kg 125 129 129 7 161 164 167 292 5 2023 Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 140 143 146 9 181 184 186 332 5 2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 140 144 146 12 180 184 186 328 6 2025 Chișinău, Moldova 73 kg 147 151 154 187 194 ER 195 348 ER 2026 Batumi, Georgia 71 kg 146 147 147 185 193 193 332 Islamic Solidarity Games 2022 Konya, Turkey 67 kg 125 131 133 7 165 170 174 305 2025 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 71 kg 146 150 150 4 181 186 190 336 World Junior Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 67 kg 129 132 133 4 165 168 172 301 2022 Heraklion, Greece 67 kg 130 134 136 165 171 176 307 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships 2021 Rovaniemi, Finland 67 kg 129 132 135 163 163 170 295 2022 Durrës, Albania 67 kg 128 131 131 167 171 172 298 2024 Raszyn, Poland 67 kg 135 140 144 170 176 183 320 2025 Durrës, Albania 71 kg 146 150 150 185 190 191 340 Youth World Championships 2019 Las Vegas, United States 61 kg 108 111 111 136 136 146 254 European Youth Championships 2019 Eilat, Israel 61 kg 110 114 117 140 146 152 EYR 269 EYR