Fedail Güler
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1972 Momchilgrad, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –70 kg
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| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fedail Güler (born 1 January 1972) is a Turkish former weightlifter, world and European champion, who competed in the lightweight division. He won the gold medal at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, lifting 160 kg in the snatch and 350 kg in total, both world records at the time.[1][2]
Career
Born in Bulgaria to a Turkish family, Güler began weightlifting in 1986.[3]
He won the gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Wolmirstedt, Germany, and another gold at the 1992 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
At the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Güler set a world record by lifting 160 kg in snatch and 350 kg in total, earning the world title.[4] The following year, he won the European Championship in Warsaw and took silver at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou.[5]
He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After retiring from active competition, Güler served as an advisor to the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports.[6]
Güler is considered part of the “golden generation” of Turkish weightlifters alongside Naim Süleymanoğlu and Halil Mutlu, contributing to Turkey’s international success in the 1990s.[7]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| World Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Istanbul, Turkey | 70 kg | 155 | 158 | 160 | 187 | 190 | 350 | ||||
| 1995 | Guangzhou, China | 70 kg | 155 | 157.5 | 185 | 187.5 | 345 | |||||
| European Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1994 | Sokolov, Czech Republic | 70 kg | 150 | 155 | 175 | 177 | 180 | 335 | ||||
| 1995 | Warsaw, Poland | 70 kg | 155 | 157 | 160 | 185 | 187 | 190 | 350 | |||
| World Junior Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Wolmirstedt, Germany | 69 kg | 137.5 | 140 | 167.5 | 172.5 | — | 312.5 | ||||
| European Junior Weightlifting Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1992 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | 69 kg | 138 | 140 | 140 | 170 | 172 | 172.5 | 312.5 | |||
References
- ^ "Fedail Güler". Turkish National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Fedail Güler biography". MSXLabs. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Fedail Güler, the Bulgarian-born Turkish weightlifter". Muhacirler.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Two golds and one silver in weightlifting". Hürriyet. 27 November 1994. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Fedail: "I'll recover before Sydney"". Hürriyet Spor Arena. 5 May 1995. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Fedail Güler appointed ministry advisor". Milliyet. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ "Fedail Güler – Olympics.com". Retrieved 5 October 2025.