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Aylin Daşdelen

Aylin Daşdelen

Turkish weightlifter (born 1982)

Aylin Daşdelen (born 1 January 1982) is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions. At the championships held 2003 in Loutraki, Greece, she broke three European records, in snatch, clean&jerk and in total weight lifted of the -58 kg division.[1]

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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.[2]

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
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World Championships
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European Championships
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Mediterranean Games
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Legend:

  • ER European record

References

  1. [1]
    "Results Women 58 kg". European Weightlifting Championships-Loutraki, Greece. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Daşdelen, Cuma günü Yozgatta". Yerköy Gazetesi (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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    "European Senior Weightlifting Championships Bucarest, Romania" (PDF). EWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
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    "Bayan herküller". Sabah (in Turkish). 22 April 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Akdeniz Oyunları-Aylin Daşdelen, 1 Altın ve 1 Bronz Kazandı" (in Turkish). General Directorate of Youth and Sports. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
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