İbrahim Arat

İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg division. The 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall athlete is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş.[1]

İbrahim Arat
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-12-02) December 2, 1988
Izmir, Turkey
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–94 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
Coached byMücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzen –94 kg

At the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China, he became bronze medalist.

Arat qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a drug test.[2] He was suspended for 2 years.[3]

Achievements
RankCompetitionHostResult
S C T
8 6 2008 World Junior Championships Cali 150+175=325[4]
5 9 6 2010 European U23 Championships Limassol 161+180=341[5]
4 2011 Summer Universiade Shenzen 170+203=373[6]
17 14 16 2011 World Championships Paris 165+206=371[7]
4 2012 European Championships Antalya 171+209=380[8]

References
  1. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Halter - İbrahim Arat" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  2. Turkey has zero tolerance for doping, 2 lifters withdrawn from London Games www.todayszaman.com 27 July 2012
  3. Sanctioned athletes www.iwf.net 2012
  4. "34th Men and 14th Women Junior World Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  5. "European Under 23 Years Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  6. "26th Summer Universiade-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  7. "World Weightlifting Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
  8. "World Weightlifting Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.


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