Erol Bilgin


Erol Bilgin is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division.

Career

He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.
Bilgin is tall and weighs.

Achievements

World Championships
European Championships
University World Championships
World Junior Championships
European Junior Championships
European Youth 17 Championships
European Under 16 Championships
ER: European Record

World rank

Bilgin ranked 12th in the world list as of 2008, sharing the place with Antoniu Buci from Romania, with his result of 295 kg in total achieved at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.