Fedail Güler

Fedail Güler is a Turkish former weightlifter, world and European champion, who competed in the lightweight division.
He won the gold medal at the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, lifting 160 kg in the snatch and 350 kg in total, both world records at the time.

Career

Born in Bulgaria to a Turkish family, Güler began weightlifting in 1986.
He won the gold medal at the 1991 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Wolmirstedt, Germany, and another gold at the 1992 European Junior Weightlifting Championships in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
At the 1994 World Weightlifting Championships in Istanbul, Güler set a world record by lifting 160 kg in snatch and 350 kg in total, earning the world title.
The following year, he won the European Championship in Warsaw and took silver at the 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in Guangzhou.
He represented Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After retiring from active competition, Güler served as an advisor to the Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Güler is considered part of the “golden generation” of Turkish weightlifters alongside Naim Süleymanoğlu and Halil Mutlu, contributing to Turkey’s international success in the 1990s.