Reyhan Arabacıoğlu

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu is a Turkish weightlifter who competed in the –77 kg and –69 kg divisions.
He is an Olympic bronze medalist and a two-time World Championships medalist.

Career

Arabacıoğlu began weightlifting in İzmir and represented İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyespor during his professional career.
He won his first international medal at the 2001 World Weightlifting Championships in Antalya, where he earned bronze in the 69 kg category.
Two years later, he captured the silver medal at the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships in Vancouver in the 77 kg division.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Arabacıoğlu initially placed fourth in the men’s 77 kg event with a 360 kg total.
However, in 2013 the Olympic Committee disqualified Russia’s Oleg Perepechenov after reanalysis of stored doping samples, and Arabacıoğlu was retroactively awarded the Olympic bronze medal.
He also earned medals at the European Weightlifting Championships, including silver in 2003 and bronze in 2002.
In 2005, he represented Turkey at the Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain, winning silver in the 77 kg division.