Aylin DaÅŸdelen


Aylin DaÅŸdelen is a Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions. At the championships held in 2003 in Loutraki, Greece, she broke three European records, in snatch, clean&jerk and in total weight lifted of the -58 kg division.
Aylin is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in İzmit.

Early life

She was born 1982 in Yiğitler village, Yenifakılı, Yozgat Province.

Scandal

Aylin Daşdelen and her two teammates, Sibel Şimşek and Şule Şahbaz, filed in September 2004 complaints of sexual harassment against Mehmet Üstündağ, who was the coach of the Turkey national women's weightlifting team. He was accused of repeated physical sexual molestation going back several years. The court ordered the arrest of him despite his denial. Daşdelen told a television news program that Üstündağ also made it a habit of "beating" his charges. She blamed the trainer also for the 1999 suicide of teammate Esma Can.
The only support for Üstündağ came from Nurcan Taylan, who in turn accused her three teammates of being "lesbians". Üstündağ came under investigation on similar charges in the 2000s, but the evidence was inconclusive.

Achievements

;Olympics:
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
458 kg2004Athens, GRE100.0125.0225.0

;World Championships:
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
53 kg2011Paris, FRA126.0
'53 kg2011Paris, FRA219.0
53 kg2010Antalya, TUR90.0
53 kg2010Antalya, TUR121.0
'53 kg2010Antalya, TUR211.0
'58 kg2003Vancouver, CAN92.5117.5210.0
53 kg U-?2002Havířov, CZE85.0
53 kg U-?2002Havířov, CZE105.0
'53 kg U-?2002Havířov, CZE210.0
58 kg U-161997Cape Town, RSA105.0
'58 kg U-161997Cape Town, RSA182.5

;European Championships:
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & JerkTotal
53 kg2012Antalya, TUR88.0
53 kg2012Antalya, TUR113.0
'53 kg2012Antalya, TUR201.0
53 kg2011Kazan, RUS90.0
53 kg2011Kazan, RUS112.0
'53 kg2011Kazan, RUS202.0
53 kg2010Minsk, BLR88.0
53 kg2010Minsk, BLR120.0 ER
'53 kg2010Minsk, BLR208.0
53 kg2009Bucharest, ROM82.0
53 kg2009Bucharest, ROM105.0
'53 kg2009Bucharest, ROM187.0
58 kg2004Kyiv, UKR98.5
58 kg2004Kyiv, UKR122.5
'58 kg2004Kyiv, UKR220.0
58 kg2003Loutraki, GRE98 ER
58 kg2003Loutraki, GRE123.0 ER
'58 kg2003Loutraki, GRE220.0 'ER
53 kg2002Antalya, TUR92.5
53 kg2002Antalya, TUR112.5
'53 kg2002Antalya, TUR205.0
58 kg U-161997Sevilla, ESP80.0
53 kg U-161996Burgas, BUL65.0
53 kg U-161996Burgas, BUL80.0
'53 kg U-161996Burgas, BUL145.0

;Mediterranean Games:
RankEventYearVenueSnatchClean & Jerk
58 kg2009Pescara, ITA87.0
58 kg2009Pescara, ITA110.0
58 kg2013Mersin, TUR87.0
58 kg2013Mersin, TUR113.0

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