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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nurcan Taylan is the 5,491st most popular athlete (down from 4,636th in 2024), the 1,534th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,477th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nurcan Taylan ranks 5,491 out of 6,025. Before her are Kianoush Rostami, Gu Hong, Cao Lei, Richard Hart, Christiane Huth, and Cassandre Beaugrand. After her are Abderrahmane Benamadi, Dalia Contreras, Raffaello Leonardo, Emanuela Zanchi, Campbell Walsh, and Jon Beare.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Nurcan Taylan ranks 1,192. Before her are Arash Borhani, Lamorne Morris, Neslihan Demir, Carsten Mogensen, Yōsuke Kobayashi, and Cao Lei. After her are Dalia Contreras, Guy Pnini, Luis Saritama, Marcel Goc, Libania Grenot, and Amaral.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Nurcan Taylan ranks 1,534 out of 1,347. Before her are Ömer Onan (1978), Soner Demirtaş (1991), Mahmut Tekdemir (1988), Harun Tekin (1989), Sibel Özkan (1988), and Neslihan Demir (1983). After her are Bertuğ Yıldırım (2002), Cansu Özbay (1996), Bahri Tanrıkulu (1980), Canan Dağdeviren (1985), Hülya Şenyurt (1973), and Gökhan Ünal (1982).

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Among ATHLETES In Türkiye

Among athletes born in Türkiye, Nurcan Taylan ranks 14. Before her are Mahmut Demir (1970), Mehmet Özal (1978), Nur Tatar (1992), Hamide Bıkçın (1978), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), and Sibel Özkan (1988). After her are Bahri Tanrıkulu (1980), Hülya Şenyurt (1973), Aslı Çakır Alptekin (1985), Eşref Apak (1982), Şahika Ercümen (1985), and Nevin Yanıt (1986).

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