Hurşit Atak

Who is Hurşit Atak?

Hurşit Atak is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –62 kg division. He is a native of Şırnak in southeastern Turkey. Currently, he is a member of the ASKİ Sports Club in Ankara.

Atak became champion already at the national high school tournament held 2005 in Konya. In 2006, he became national champion in his age category in Aydın.

At the 2010 World Junior Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, he won three silver medals in the 62 kg division. Atak won the silver medal in the Clean&Jerk category and the bronze medal lifting 289.0 kg in total at the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships held in Kazan, Russia.