Ferhat Pehlivan

Ferhat Pehlivan
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-08-20) August 20, 1988 (age 36)
Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur boxing
EventLight-flyweight
ClubFenerbahçe Boxing
Coached byAltar Kalkışım
Medal record
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Liverpool Light-flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin Light-flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara Light-flyweight
World University Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kazan Light-flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ulan Bator Light-flyweight

Ferhat Pehlivan (born August 20, 1988, in Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. The 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall boxer at 49 kg (108 lb) was a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon before he transferred to Fenerbahçe Boxing. He is coached by Altar Kalkışım.[1] He is a student at the Atatürk University in Erzurum.[2][3]

He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Amateur Championships held in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Pehlivan qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he won two fights before being defeated by David Ayrapetyan. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal.

  1. ^ "Ferhat Türkiye Şampiyonu". Akçaabat Ajans (in Turkish). 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  2. ^ "Ulaş Ve Şipal Boksta Dünya Şampiyonu Oldu". Aktif Haber (in Turkish). 2010-10-13. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
  3. ^ a b "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatta-Boks-Ferhat Pehlivan" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-07.