Draft:Burak Aykun
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 2006 Tokat, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Bartın University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Burak Aykun (born 22 September 2006) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 61 kg category. He became the European Youth Champion in 2023 and has won multiple medals in European and World youth and junior competitions.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2023, Aykun competed at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova, in the 55 kg category. He lifted 98 kg in the snatch and 130 kg in the clean & jerk, winning the gold medal with a total of 228 kg.[2]
At the 2023 World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Durrës, Albania, he won the bronze medal in the 55 kg category with lifts of 102 kg in snatch, 125 kg in clean & jerk, and a total of 227 kg.[3]
In 2024, he took part in the 2024 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships held in Raszyn, Poland. Competing in the 61 kg category, he lifted 116 kg in snatch and 145 kg in clean & jerk, earning the bronze medal with a total of 261 kg.[4]
At the 2024 World Junior Championship in León, Mexico, Aykun ranked tenth in the 61 kg category with 115 kg in snatch, 142 kg in clean & jerk, and 257 kg total. In 2025, he competed at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships held in Chișinău, Moldova, lifting 120 kg in snatch, 148 kg in clean & jerk, and finishing fifth with a total of 268 kg. He also finished fifth at the 2025 IWF World Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, with 118 kg in snatch, 148 kg in clean & jerk, and a total of 266 kg.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Burak Aykun – IWF Profile". IWF. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Burak Aykun became the strongest young weightlifter in Europe". Hürsöz Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Young national weightlifter Burak Aykun wins a silver and a bronze at the European Championships". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Burak Aykun wins European Championship medal". Bartın University (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "2025 IWF Junior World Championships Results". IWF. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
External links
[edit]Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Turkish male weightlifters Category:Sportspeople from Tokat Category:Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in weightlifting Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey Category:Weightlifters at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Medalists at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen