İbrahim Arat

İbrahim Arat (born December 2, 1988, in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –94 kg division. The 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) tall athlete is a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor in his hometown, where he is coached by Mücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş.^[1]

İbrahim Arat

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1988-12-02) December 2, 1988 (age 35) Izmir, Turkey
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14.8 st)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	–94 kg
Club	İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
Coached by	Mücahit Yağcı and Selim Savaş
Medal record Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen –94 kg

At the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China, he became bronze medalist.

Arat qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics^[1] but was withdrawn after his A-sample tested positive for hydroxystanozolol during a drug test.^[2] He was suspended for 2 years.^[3]

Achievements

Rank			Competition	Host	Result
S	C	T
	8	6	2008 World Junior Championships	Cali	150+175=325^[4]
5	9	6	2010 European U23 Championships	Limassol	161+180=341^[5]
	4		2011 Summer Universiade	Shenzhen	170+203=373^[6]
17	14	16	2011 World Championships	Paris	165+206=371^[7]
	4		2012 European Championships	Antalya	171+209=380^[8]

References

1. "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Halter - İbrahim Arat" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
2. Turkey has zero tolerance for doping, 2 lifters withdrawn from London Games www.todayszaman.com 27 July 2012
3. . Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
4. "34th Men and 14th Women Junior World Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
5. "European Under 23 Years Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
6. "26th Summer Universiade-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
7. "World Weightlifting Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
8. "World Weightlifting Championships-94 kg Men". IWF. Retrieved 2012-07-07.