Erol Bilgin (born 20 February 1987) is a

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weightlifter. He is the European champion in

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competing in the 62 kg division. He was disqualified from the Olympics for an anti- doping violation.

Career

He was born on 20 February 1987 in

Kütahya Kütahya (; historically, Cotyaeum or Kotyaion; Ancient Greek, Greek: Κοτύαιον) is a city in western Turkey which lies on the Porsuk River, at 969 metres above sea level. It is the seat of Kütahya Province and Kütahya District. In 19 ...

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 . He ranked 8th in the 62kg category at the

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, but was subsequently disqualified for an anti- doping violation; re-analysis of Bilgin's samples from London 2012 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (Oral

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) and

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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

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from

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, with his result of 295 kg in total achieved at the

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held in

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