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Şehmuz Çevik wins 5 gold medals at World Powerlifting Championship

Şehmuz Çevik powerlifting World Powerlifting Championship visually impaired athletes Turkey

Şehmuz Çevik, a 30-year-old visually impaired national powerlifter from Turkey, has been crowned world champion at the Visually Impaired Powerlifting World Championship held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Competing in the 90 kg category, Çevik secured five gold medals across the squat, bench press, and deadlift disciplines, lifting a total of 585 kilograms.

Çevik, who is 90 percent visually impaired, serves as a civil servant at the Ministry of National Education in Ankara. He began his weightlifting career in 2013 at the age of 21 and has since achieved significant international success, including a world third-place finish in Georgia in 2021 and a third-place finish at the 2023 World Games in the United Kingdom.

Prior to his recent gold medal performance, Çevik earned four silver medals at the 2024 World Championship in Astana, Kazakhstan, with a total lift of 575 kilograms. He has also been crowned champion ten times in various age and weight categories within Turkey.

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Almaty · Astana · Ministry of National Education · Turkey · Şehmuz Çevik

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Bakanlık çalışanı milli halterciden büyük başarı • Haberton [haberton.com]
Bakanlık çalışanı milli halterciden büyük başarı [www.avrupagazete.co.uk]
Almatı'da 585 kilo kaldıran görme engelli Şehmuz Çevik, 5 altınla dünyanın en iyisi oldu [www.sondakika.com]