Cansu Bektaş

Cansu Bektaş
Personal information
Born (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21)
Giresun, Turkey
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Weight class45 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Riyadh 45 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yerevan 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Sofia 45 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tirana 45 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 45 kg S
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 45 kg CJ
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 45 kg T
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tashkent 45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara 45 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heraklion 45 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Durrës 45 kg
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Las Vegas 40 kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Eilat 40 kg

Cansu Bektaş (born 23 November 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division.[1] She is two-time European champion anda European Youth, Juniors and U23 record holder.

Sport career

Bektaş won the silver medal in the women's 45 kg event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[2][3] She took three silver medals at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.[4] At the e 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia, she captured three gold medals in snatch, clean&jerk and total, breakinge European records for Juniors with 72 kg in snatch, 90  in clean&jerk and 162 kg in total.[5] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Snatch event with 75 kg, the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 88 kg and the gold medal in total with 163 kg. Her total lift became the new European U23 record.[6]

Year Competition Venue Weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
(kg) Rank (kg) Rank (kg) Rank
2019 Youth World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 40 kg 54 1st place, gold medalist(s) 63 1st place, gold medalist(s) 120 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Championships Israel Eilat, Israel 40 kg 55
EYR		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 67
EYR		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 122
EYR		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 World Junior Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 45 kg 70 1st place, gold medalist(s) 84 1st place, gold medalist(s) 154 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 World Junior Championships Greece Heraklion, Greece 45 kg 65 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 85 1st place, gold medalist(s) 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships Albania Tirana, Albania 45 kg 68 4 85 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 153 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Islamic Solidarity Games Turkey Konya, Turkey 45 kg 65 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 86 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 151 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Junior & U23 Championships Albania Durrës, Albania 45 kg 70 1st place, gold medalist(s) 87 1st place, gold medalist(s) 157 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 European Championships Armenia Yerevan, Armenia 45 kg 72
EJR		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 90
EJR		 1st place, gold medalist(s) 162
EJR		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 45 kg 75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 87 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 162 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2024 European Championships Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 45 kg 75 1st place, gold medalist(s) 88 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 163
EU23R		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Personal life

Cansu Bektaş , born on 23 November 2003, is a native of Giresun, northern Turkey. She attended Atatürk Anatolian High School in her hometown.[7] She studies coaching in the Selçuk University Sports Sciences Faculty.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting - Cansu Bektas (Turkey)". TheSports.org. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Şaziye Erdoğan, Avrupa şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 gümüş madalya". RHA Ajans (in Turkish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023. |
  5. ^ "Cansu Bektaş'tan 3 altın birden". SporX (in Turkish). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  6. ^ Çakmak, Fatih (12 February 2024). "Avrupa Halter Şampiyonası'nda 45 kiloda Cansu Bektaş birinci, Gamze Altun ikinci oldu". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Milli Halterci Öğrencimiz Cansu Bektaş Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu" (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Selçuk Üniversitesi'nin milli sporcusundan dünya üçüncülüğü". Anadolu Bugün. 5 September 2023.
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