Dursun Sevinç (born 16 March 1972) is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –85 kg division for Turkey. He represented Turkey internationally throughout the 1990s, earning medals at the World Weightlifting Championships, European Weightlifting Championships, and Mediterranean Games.
Career Born in Ankara, Sevinç was active on the international stage from the early 1990s through the 2000s. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, finishing in the top ten.
At the World Weightlifting Championships, his best result came at the 1997 Chiang Mai event, where he won the silver medal in the –83 kg division.
He was also a multiple medalist at the European Weightlifting Championships, earning a silver in Rijeka and bronze medals in Warsaw (1995), Stavanger (1996), Riesa (1998), and A Coruña (1999). At the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, he won two gold medals in the snatch and clean & jerk events.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta, United States 83 kg 155 160 162.5 9 195 200 202.5 8 360 8 World Weightlifting Championships 1995 Guangzhou, China 83 kg 165 167.5 170 5 205 207.5 — 3 377.5 1997 Chiang Mai, Thailand 83 kg 167.5 170 172.5 2 205 207.5 210 2 375 European Weightlifting Championships 1995 Warsaw, Poland 83 kg 157.5 160 162.5 3 192.5 195 — 3 355 1996 Stavanger, Norway 83 kg 160 162.5 165 3 192.5 195 — 3 360 1997 Rijeka, Croatia 83 kg 165 167.5 170 2 205 210 — 2 380 1998 Riesa, Germany 85 kg 167.5 170 172.5 3 207.5 210 — 3 377.5 1999 A Coruña, Spain 85 kg 167.5 170 172.5 3 205 207.5 — 3 377.5 Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari, Italy 83 kg 160 165 — 200 205 — 370 European Junior Championships 1992 Cardiff, United Kingdom 83 kg 160 165 — 3 177.5 180 — 3 345
References
External links Dursun Sevinç at IAT Weightlifting Database Dursun Sevinç at Olympics.com Turkish Olympic Committee profile