Emine Bilgin

Emine Bilgin (born 15 July 1984) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the 53 kg and 58 kg divisions. She is a European champion, a World Championships bronze medalist, and a multiple medalist at the Mediterranean Games representing Turkey between 2000 and 2010.^[1][2][3]

Emine Bilgin

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1984-07-15) 15 July 1984 (age 41) Turkey
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	53 kg, 58 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Turkey World Championships 2002 Warsaw 58 kg S European Championships 2001 Trenčín 53 kg 2002 Antalya 53 kg 2003 Loutraki 58 kg 2009 Bucharest 53 kg Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 58 kg S 2001 Tunis 58 kg C 2005 Almeria 58 kg S 2009 Pescara 53 kg C 2005 Almeria 58 kg C

Career

Bilgin began competing internationally at a young age and achieved her first major success at the 2001 European Weightlifting Championships in Trenčín, Slovakia, where she won the gold medal in the 53 kg division. She later earned a bronze medal in the snatch event at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships in Warsaw, and continued to collect medals at continental level — silver in Antalya (2002), silver in Loutraki (2003), and bronze in Bucharest (2009).

At the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, she claimed two gold medals (snatch and clean & jerk), and added a bronze at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She was highlighted in Turkish media at the time as one of the rising stars of women’s weightlifting, with newspapers like Hürriyet describing her as a symbol of success for Turkish female athletes.^[4][5]

While training in Çorum for the upcoming 2010 European Weightlifting Championships, Emine Bilgin was tested positive to banned substance in a routine check.^[6] She was later officially suspended from competition until March 28, 2014.^[7]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Weightlifting Championships
2002	Warsaw, Poland	58 kg	92.5	95.0	97.5		—	—	—	—	—
European Weightlifting Championships
2001	Trenčín, Slovakia	53 kg	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2002	Antalya, Turkey	53 kg	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2003	Loutraki, Greece	58 kg	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2009	Bucharest, Romania	53 kg	83.0	—	—		103.0	—	—		186.0
Mediterranean Games
2001	Tunis, Tunisia	58 kg	88.0	91.0	—		108.0	110.0	—		201.0
2009	Pescara, Italy	53 kg	—	—	—		—	—	—		—