Turkey · Men's 56 kg, April 2012
Sedat Artuç
Sedat Artuç is a weightlifter from Turkey, born in 1976, with one Olympic medal (1 bronze) and one World Championships medal (1 bronze). The results below cover 14 competitions from 1999 to 2012. The latest result came in the men's 56 kg class, at the 2012 European Championships.
- Olympic medal
- 1
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 280 kg
- Best snatch
- 125 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 155 kg
Sedat Artuç's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg from 1999 to 2001, 56 kg in 2001, 62 kg in 2002, 56 kg from 2003 to 2012. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 55.59 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 60 kg.
Latest result: 2012 European Championships, 9 April 2012, 56 kg, total 245 kg, place 4.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg2001 to 2012 | 125 | 155 | 280 |
| 62 kg1999 to 2002 | 120 | 152.5 | 272.5 |
Sedat Artuç by the numbers
Sedat Artuç'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
- 464.7
- From 280 kg at 55.36 kg bodyweight, 2004 Olympic Games. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 26th of 741
- 280 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 56 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 81%
- At the best total, 125 kg of 155 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
- 28
- Turned 28 in 2004, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 14
- Of the other two: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one entered without taking an attempt.
How often Sedat Artuç makes each attempt
Sedat Artuç made 53% of snatch attempts and 67% 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
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Sedat Artuç head to head
The lifters Sedat Artuç 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 | Sedat Artuç ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sedat Artuç'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.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 4 | 245 | 56 kg | 55.59 | 107 | 112 | 125 | 130 | 133 | |
| 2011 European Championships 11 Apr 2011 | 8 | 246 | 56 kg | 55.17 | 113 | 133 | ||||
| 2010 European Championships 2 Apr 2010 | 4 | 251 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 112 | 130 | 135 | 139 | ||
| 2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 | 2 | 250 | 56 kg | 55.9 | 111 | 115 | 135 | |||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 4 | 245 | 56 kg | 55.55 | 110 | 135 | ||||
| 2008 Olympic Games 9 Aug 2008 | - | - | 56 kg | 55.98 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | - | No lifts | 56 kg | 55.74 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2007 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Sep 2007 | 9 | 255 | 56 kg | 55.59 | 115 | 135 | 140 | |||
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 3 | 280 | 56 kg | 55.36 | Snatch 125, clean and jerk 155; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | 3 | 277.5 | 56 kg | 55.49 | 120 | 125 | 145 | 152.5 | ||
| 2002 University World Cup 28 Jun 2002 | 5 | 265 | 62 kg | 61.6 | 115 | 120 | 135 | 145 | ||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 4 | 270 | 56 kg | 55.72 | 120 | 122.5 | 147.5 | |||
| 2001 University World Cup 8 Jun 2001 | 4 | 272.5 | 62 kg | 61.05 | 115 | 120 | 140 | 150 | 152.5 | |
| 1999 University World Cup 1 May 1999 | 5 | 262.5 | 62 kg | 59.86 | 110 | 115 | 117.5 | 135 | 140 | 145 |
Compare Sedat Artuç
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Sedat Artuç met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

