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Nurcan Taylan

1983 - Today

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Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record (and tied two more world records). She was banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid Methandienone for two years starting on 26 October 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nurcan Taylan is the 4,886th most popular athlete (down from 4,674th in 2019), the 1,470th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,477th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nurcan Taylan ranks 4,886 out of 6,025Before her are Kaillie Humphries, Helena Fromm, Kianoush Rostami, Gu Hong, Cao Lei, and Cassandre Beaugrand. After her are Dalia Contreras, Jon Beare, Sandra Auffarth, Libania Grenot, Rafael Alba, and Si Tianfeng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Nurcan Taylan ranks 1,106Before her are Hernán Rengifo, Arash Borhani, Neslihan Demir, Carsten Mogensen, Yōsuke Kobayashi, and Cao Lei. After her are Dalia Contreras, Luis Saritama, Marcel Goc, Libania Grenot, Amaral, and Evaldo Silva dos Santos.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nurcan Taylan ranks 1,470 out of 1,347Before her are Ömer Onan (1978), Soner Demirtaş (1991), Mahmut Tekdemir (1988), Harun Tekin (1989), Sibel Özkan (1988), and Neslihan Demir (1983). After her are Cansu Özbay (1996), Bahri Tanrıkulu (1980), Hülya Şenyurt (1973), Aslı Çakır Alptekin (1985), Atagün Yalçınkaya (1986), and Volkan Şen (1987).

Among ATHLETES In Türkiye

Among athletes born in Türkiye, Nurcan Taylan ranks 12Before her are Müzahir Sille (1931), Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968), Mahmut Demir (1970), Nur Tatar (1992), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), and Sibel Özkan (1988). After her are Bahri Tanrıkulu (1980), Hülya Şenyurt (1973), Aslı Çakır Alptekin (1985), Eşref Apak (1982), Nevin Yanıt (1986), and Nafia Kuş (1995).