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Weightlifter
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Male
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Birth:
1 May 1982(Kütahya)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Erdal Sunar (born on May 1, 1982 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.
He studied physical education and sports at the Kütahya Dumlupınar University, and graduated in 2005. Erdal Sunar started with weightlifting in 1994, and is coached since then by Hilmi Pekünlü. In 1998, he was admitted to the national team.
He married in 2006 to Müslime, a French policewoman. A member of a Turkish family immigrated to France, she competes in the –63 kg division of women's weightlifting for France.
Achievements
- World Weightlifting Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
 Silver | –85 kg | 172.5 | Vancouver, CND | Nov 17, 2003 |
- European Weightlifting Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
 Bronze | –85 kg | Kiev, UKR | 2004 |
- World University Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
 Gold | –85 kg | 155.0 | Frederick, USA | July 5, 2004 | ||
| Bronze | 185.0 | |||||
| Silver | 340.0 | |||||
| Silver | –94 kg | 162.0 | Komotini, GRE | Nov 27, 2008 |
- European Junior Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| Silver | –77 kg | 155.0 | Kalmar, SWE | Sep 6, 2001 |