Turkey · Men's 65 kg, October 2026

Muhammed Furkan Özbek

Muhammed Furkan Özbek is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 2001, with three World Championships medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 28 competitions from 2016 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships.

World medals
3
Best total
341 kg
Best snatch
152 kg
Best clean and jerk
192 kg
Career

Muhammed Furkan Özbek's career: classes, totals and best lifts

World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.

Weight classes: 69 kg from 2016 to 2018, 73 kg in 2019, 67 kg in 2019, 73 kg in 2019, 67 kg in 2021, 73 kg from 2022 to 2025, 65 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 65 kg) and August 2026.

Latest result: 2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 October 2026, 65 kg, total 330 kg, place 2.

Muhammed Furkan Özbek: totals from the 27 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2026, best 341 kg in 2024.2703103502016201820202022202420262016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Oct 2016: 279 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 290 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 297 kg2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jul 2018: 306 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 299 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 305 kg2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 309 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 325 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 307 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 309 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 329 kg2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 309 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 323 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 317 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 339 kg2022 Mediterranean Games, 1 Jul 2022: 329 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 331 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 327 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 324 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 334 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 316 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 336 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 341 kg2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 341 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 324 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 323 kg2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Oct 2026: 330 kg
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: totals from the 27 competitions with a total, 2016 to 2026, best 341 kg in 2024.2703103502016202020242016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships, 19 Oct 2016: 279 kg2017 European Youth Championships, 23 Sep 2017: 290 kg2017 European Junior Championships, 15 Oct 2017: 297 kg2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 7 Jul 2018: 306 kg2018 European Youth Championships, 22 Jul 2018: 299 kg2018 Youth Olympic Games, 6 Oct 2018: 305 kg2019 International Fajr Cup, 1 Mar 2019: 309 kg2019 European Championships, 6 Apr 2019: 325 kg2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 1 Jun 2019: 307 kg2019 World Weightlifting Championships, 18 Sep 2019: 309 kg2019 European Junior Championships, 17 Oct 2019: 329 kg2019 Qatar International Cup, 19 Dec 2019: 309 kg2021 European Championships, 3 Apr 2021: 323 kg2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships, 23 May 2021: 317 kg2022 European Championships, 28 May 2022: 339 kg2022 Mediterranean Games, 1 Jul 2022: 329 kg2022 World Weightlifting Championships, 5 Dec 2022: 331 kg2023 European Championships, 15 Apr 2023: 327 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix I, 8 Jun 2023: 324 kg2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 4 Sep 2023: 334 kg2023 IWF Grand Prix II, 4 Dec 2023: 316 kg2024 European Championships, 12 Feb 2024: 336 kg2024 IWF World Cup, 31 Mar 2024: 341 kg2024 Olympic Games, 7 Aug 2024: 341 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 324 kg2026 European Championships, 19 Apr 2026: 323 kg2026 World Weightlifting Championships, 27 Oct 2026: 330 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms. Larger red points are senior Olympic or World Championships wins.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
65 kg2026 2026 147 183 330
65 kg2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 145 180 324
73 kg2019 to 2025 2019 to 2025 152 192 341
67 kg2019 to 2021 2019 to 2021 145 178 323
69 kg2016 to 2018 2016 to 2018 138 170 306
Numbers

Muhammed Furkan Özbek by the numbers

Muhammed Furkan Özbek's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.

Best Sinclair score
480.2
From 324 kg at 64.53 kg bodyweight, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
22nd of 434
341 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
80%
At the best total, 152 kg of 189 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
Age at best total
23
Turned 23 in 2024, the year of the best total.
Competitions with a total
27 of 28
The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Attempts

How often Muhammed Furkan Özbek makes each attempt

Muhammed Furkan Özbek made 65% of snatch attempts and 71% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.

Snatch, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 74%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 63%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 59%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 85%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 74%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Muhammed Furkan Özbek: 54%
Rivals

Muhammed Furkan Özbek head to head

The lifters Muhammed Furkan Özbek has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.

Rival Met Muhammed Furkan Özbek ahead Rival ahead
Italy Mirko Zanni 6 3 3
Latvia Ritvars Suharevs 6 3 3
Germany Max Lang 6 4 2
France Bernardin Matam 6 5 1
Poland Piotr Kudłaszyk 6 5 1
Archil Malakmadze 6 6 0
Results

Muhammed Furkan Özbek's competition results

Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2026 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Oct 2026 2 330 65 kg - Snatch 147, clean and jerk 183; attempts not recorded
2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 1 323 65 kg 64.77 140143146 kg missed170175180
2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 1 324 65 kg 64.53 140143145173176179
2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 - - 73 kg 73 147 kg missed147 kg missed148 kg missed186192195 kg missed
2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 4 341 73 kg 72.95 150153 kg missed155 kg missed189 kg missed191 kg missed191
2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 7 341 73 kg 72.94 148150152186189 kg missed189
2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 2 336 73 kg 72 145148150185 kg missed186 kg missed186
2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 8 316 73 kg 72.57 130 kg missed130136161171180
2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 3 334 73 kg 72.54 143146 kg missed147185187191 kg missed
2023 IWF Grand Prix I 8 Jun 2023 2 324 73 kg 72.75 140144147 kg missed180184 kg missed184 kg missed
2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 7 327 73 kg 72.48 140143146181186 kg missed187 kg missed
2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 8 331 73 kg 73 145 kg missed145150 kg missed186 kg missed186191 kg missed
2022 Mediterranean Games 1 Jul 2022 2 329 73 kg 73 145 kg missed145148 kg missed181 kg missed181184
2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 1 339 73 kg 72.8 145148 kg missed149178181190
2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 23 May 2021 1 317 67 kg 66.6 138141147 kg missed170173176
2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 1 323 67 kg 66.96 139142145170174178
2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 7 309 73 kg 72.95 137 kg missed137 kg missed137165172not taken
2019 European Junior Championships 17 Oct 2019 1 329 73 kg 72.25 140144148170177181
2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 14 309 67 kg 66.85 138141 kg missed141 kg missed171174 kg missed174 kg missed
2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 1 Jun 2019 2 307 67 kg 66.75 135 kg missed135 kg missed135166170172
2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 5 325 73 kg 72.88 140145148 kg missed174180184 kg missed
2019 International Fajr Cup 1 Mar 2019 2 309 73 kg 72.8 133135 kg missed135165172174
2018 Youth Olympic Games 6 Oct 2018 1 305 69 kg 68.78 132135 kg missed135158165170
2018 European Youth Championships 22 Jul 2018 1 299 69 kg 68.9 128134136157163169 kg missed
2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 7 Jul 2018 3 306 69 kg 68.95 133136138164168171 kg missed
2017 European Junior Championships 15 Oct 2017 3 297 69 kg 68.9 128132135162168 kg missed168 kg missed
2017 European Youth Championships 23 Sep 2017 4 290 69 kg 67.94 127 kg missed128132 kg missed156162171 kg missed
2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 7 279 69 kg 68.44 123126 kg missed126 kg missed150156161 kg missed
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Muhammed Furkan Özbek met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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