Ferdi Hardal

Ferdi Hardal (born 31 December 1996) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 61 kg division.

[1] He won two bronze medals in the 56 kg Clean & Jerk event and in Total events of the 2014 European Junior & U23 Championships in Limassol, Cyprus,[2] two silver medals in the 62 kg Snatch event and in Total of the 2016 European Junior & U23 Championships in Eilat, Israel,[3] the silver medal in the 62 kg Clean & Jerk event of the 2017 European Junior & U23 Championships in Durrës, Albania,[4] the gold medal in 62 kg Snatch, the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk event, the silver medal in Totak of the 2018 European Junior & U23 Championships in Zamość, Poland,[5] and the silver medal in the 61 kg Snatch event of the 2019 European Junior & U23 Championships in Bucharest, Romania.

[9] He won the bronze medal at the 2021 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.

[10] Hardal obtained a quota for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

[1] He won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg Snatch and Clean & Jerk events at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.