Nurcan Taylan

 ( 1983 Births ) 

Nurcan Taylan (born 29 October 1983 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish people Olympic Games, 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.

Only tall, she lifted two World and five Olympic records in the women's 48 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Taylan is Turkey's first ever female Olympic gold medalist.

But the court ordered him to be placed under detention in view of the "alleged crime's nature, the evidence collected and feelings of anger it has inspired in the public". The allegations first hit the media in early September when the three athletes gave extensive interviews to newspapers and television channels. Daşdelen told a television news program that Üstündağ also made it a habit of "beating" his charges, going so far as to blame the trainer for the 1999 suicide of teammate Esma Can. The only support for Üstündağ came from Taylan, who in turn "accused" her three teammates of being . Turkish sports officials immediately launched an official investigation. Üstündağ had come under investigation on similar charges four years ago, but the evidence was inconclusive. The Turkish Weightlifting Federation did not allow Taylan to participate at the 2005 European Weightlifting Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

In October 2012, her suspension was shortened to two years that would allow her to return to action on 26 October 2013.

• Team Points: 28-25-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 25th place for the individual lifts and the total.

Disqualified from 24 Medals:

1. 2G, 5S, 1B (8 Medals) in World Championships
2. 10G, 2S, 2B (14 Medals) in Euro Championships
3. 2G (2 Medals) in Mediterranean Games

Olyimpic Games

World Championships

European Championships

• J: Junior
• CWR: Current world record
• WR: World record
• ER: European record
• MR: Mediterranean record