| Intro | Turkish weightlifter |
| Is |
Athlete Weightlifter |
| From | Turkey |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | Kütahya |
Erol Bilgin (born February 20, 1987 in Kütahya, Turkey) is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting competing in the 62 kg division.
Career
He was born in the western Anatolian city of Kütahya. Bilgin started weightlifting in 1998 at the Kütahya Gençlik Merkezi S.K. Two years later, he transferred to Tarım Kredi S.K. He is coached by Hilmi Pekünlü.
Bilgin is 1.57 m (5.2 ft) tall and weighs 62 kg (137 lb).
Achievements
World Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 3 | –62 kg | 143.0 | 171.0 | 314.0 | Antalya, TUR | September 19, 2010 |
European Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –62 kg | 139.0 | 165.0 | 304.0 | Minsk, BLR | April 2–11, 2010 |
| 1 | –62 kg | 133.0 | 160.0 | 293.0 | Bucharest, ROM | April 3–12, 2009 |
| 2 | –62 kg | 135.0 | 160.0 | 295.0 | Lignano Sabbiadoro, ITA | April 11–20, 2008 |
| 3 | –62 kg | 128.0 | 158.0 | 276.0 | Strasbourg, FRA | April 14–22, 2007 |
| 2 | –56 kg | 120.0 | 145.0 | 265.0 | Sofia, BUL | April 19–25, 2005 |
University World Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 2 | –62 kg | 125.0 | 160.0 | 285.0 | Izmir, TUR | Jun 30-Jul 2, 2006 |
World Junior Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 2 | –56 kg | 115.0 | 135.0 | 250.0 | Minsk, BEL | May 24–30, 2004 |
European Junior Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –56 kg | 112.5 | 145.0 | 257.5 | Burgas, BUL | Sep 20-26, 2004 |
European Youth 17 Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –56 kg | 110.0 ER | 135.0 | 245.0 ER | Stavanger, NOR | Jul 26-Aug 1, 2004 |
European Under 16 Championships
| Rank | Discipline | Snatch | Clean&Jerk | Total | Place | Date |
| 1 | –45 kg | 77.5 ER | 102.5 ER | 180.0 ER | Villeneuve-Loubet, FRA | Aug 22-26, 2004 |
ER: European Record
World rank
Bilgin ranked 12th in the world list as of 2008, sharing the place with Antoniu Buci from Romania, with his result of 295 kg in total achieved at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.