Erdal Sunar

Erdal Sunar (born 1 May 1982 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.^[1][2]

Erdal Sunar

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 43) Kütahya, Turkey
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–85 kg
Coached by	Hilmi Pekünlü
Medal record European Championships 2004 Kyiv –85 kg World University Championships 2004 Frederick –85 kg}

He studied physical education and sports at the Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and graduated in 2005.^[3] Erdal Sunar started with weightlifting in 1994, and is coached since then by Hilmi Pekünlü. In 1998, he was admitted to the national team.^[2]

He married in 2006 to Müslime, a French policewoman.^[4] A member of a Turkish family immigrated to France, she competes in the –63 kg division of women's weightlifting for France.^[3]

Achievements

World Weightlifting Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Silver	–85 kg		172.5		Vancouver, CND	17 November 2003[5][6]

European Weightlifting Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Bronze	–85 kg				Kyiv, UKR	2004[5]

World University Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Gold	–85 kg	155.0			Frederick, USA	5 Jul 2004[5]
Bronze			185.0
Silver				340.0
Silver	–94 kg	162.0			Komotini, GRE	27 Nov 2008[1]

European Junior Championships

Rank	Discipline	Snatch	Clean&Jerk	Total	Place	Date
Silver	–77 kg	155.0			Kalmar, SWE	6 Sep 2001[5]