Halil Mutlu

About Halil Mutlu

Halil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games. 

Career Highlights:

• World junior champion (1993),
  
• Five-time world champion (2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1994 - 1st; 1995, 1993 - 2nd.),
  
• Nine-time European champion (2005, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994),
  
• 25 gold medals (8 Snatch, 8 Clean and Jerk, 9 Total) in total at European Championships, winner of the most gold medals second after David Rigert with 27 gold medals,
  
• Only fourth weightlifter to win three Olympic gold medals (2004, 2000, 1996),
  
• Named as the "Sportsman of the year 1999" in Turkey,
  
• He is one of five men in history to lift three times his bodyweight,
  

Halil Mutlu Achievements

Gold Medal Records:

Olympic Games:

• 1996 Summer Olympics –54 kg
  
• 2000 Summer Olympics –56 kg
  
• 2004 Summer Olympics –56 kg
  

World Championships:

• 1994 World Weightlifting Championships –54 kg
  
• 1998 World Weightlifting Championships – 56 kg
  
• 1999 World Weightlifting Championships –56 kg
  
• 2001 World Weightlifting Championships –56 kg
  
• 2003 World Weightlifting Championships –62 kg
  

European Championships:

• 1994 European Weightlifting Championships –54 kg
  
• 1995 European Weightlifting Championships –54 kg
  
• 1996 European Weightlifting Championships –54 kg
  
• 1997 European Weightlifting Championships –54 kg
  
• 1999 European Weightlifting Championships –56 kg
  
• 2000 European Weightlifting Championships –56 kg
  
• 2001 European Weightlifting Championships –56 kg
  
• 2003  European Weightlifting Championships –62 kg
  
• 2005 European Weightlifting Championships –62 kg
  
• 2008 European Weightlifting Championships –56 kg