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 (age 35)
Izmir, Turkey
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWeightlifting
Event–94 kg
Clubİzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
Coached byMücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen –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Arat qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics[1] but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a drug test.[2] He was suspended for 2 years.[3]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

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Rank Competition Host Result
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   Shenzhen 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

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  1. ^ a b "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 ^ Turkey has zero tolerance for doping, 2 lifters withdrawn from London Games www.todayszaman.com 27 July 2012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". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  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.