Sunay Bulut

Sunay Bulut is a Turkish weightlifter, two-time European champion and World bronze medalist.
He competed internationally in the light-heavyweight, middle-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.

Career

Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Bulut represented Turkey in two Summer Olympics: the 1992 Barcelona Games and the 1996 Atlanta Games.
At the World Weightlifting Championships, his best result was a bronze medal at the 1994 Istanbul Championships.
In continental competition, he won a bronze medal at the [1991 European Weightlifting Championships|European Weightlifting Championships|1991 Władysławowo] event and became European champion twice — in Stavanger and Rijeka.
He also enjoyed success at the Mediterranean Games, winning gold in light-heavyweight at the 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Games and in 1997, a gold medal in clean & jerk and a silver medal in snatch in the heavyweight division.
After retiring from competition, he worked in weightlifting development and coaching programs in Turkey.