Gamze Altun

Gamze Altun (born 29 July 2003) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 45 kg division. She is a native of Tarsus, Mersin, southern Turkey.^[1]

Gamze Altun

Altun (centre) at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games
Personal information
Born	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 22) Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey
Alma mater	Selçuk University
Height	1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Weight class	48 kg
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  Turkey European Championships 2024 Sofia 45 kg 2025 Chișinău 45 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 Riyadh 48 kg S 2025 Riyadh 48 kg C&J 2025 Riyadh 48 kg European U23 Championships 2025 Durres 48 kg 2024 Raszyn 45 kg World Junior Championships 2023 Guadalajara 45 kg European Junior Championships 2023 Bucharest 45 kg

Sport career

Altun took the siver medal in the 45 kg clean and jerk event at the 2023 European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia.^[2][3] At the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event with 92 kg and the silver medal in total with 157 kg. Her lift in Clean & Jerk became the new European U23 record.^[4]

Gamze Altun ranked fifth in the women's 45 kg weightlifting category at the 2025 European Weightlifting Championships in Chișinău, Moldova, winning the fifth medal with 68 kg in the snatch, gold with 93 kg in the jerk and bronze with 161 kg in total.^[5]

Year	Competition	Venue	Weight	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total
				(kg)	Rank	(kg)	Rank	(kg)	Rank
2023	European Championships	Yerevan, Armenia	45 kg	63	5th	89		152	4th
	World Junior Championships	Guadalajara, Spain	45 kg	63	10th	91		154
2024	European Championships	Sofia, Bulgaria	45 kg	65	5th	92 EU23R		157
2025	European Championships	Chișinău, Moldova	45 kg	68	5th	93		161
	World Championships	Førde, Norway	48 kg	-	-	99	11th	-	-