Adem Uzun | |
Headercolor: | lightblue |
Full Name: | Adem Burak Uzun |
Birth Date: | 2001 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Turkey |
Alma Mater: | Giresun University |
Height: | 160 cm |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Weight Class: | 55 kg |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Club: | İstanbul BBSK |
Coach: | Harun Doğan |
Show-Medals: | Yes |
Adem Uzun is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. He is a member of İstanbul BBSK.[1]
Adem Uzun captured silver medal in men's Greco-Roman 55 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[2] [3]
Adem Uzun won one of the bronze medal in the greco-Roman style 55 kg at the 2021 World U23 Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[4] [5] He reached the quarterfinals by defeating Arshad of India 7-1 in the last 16 round. He lost in the quarterfinals to Mavlud Rizmanov of Russia. He won by fall the bronze medal against Arslan Abdurakhmanov of Kazakhstan.[6]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7]
In 2023, Adem became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, defeating Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli 11-3 with a technical superiority in the final match of the men's 55 kg wrestling championships. Starting the championship from the quarterfinals, Adem defeated his Armenian opponent Rudik Mkrtchyan with 12-3 technical superiority and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he beat his Georgian opponent Nugzari Tsurtsumia with 13-3 technical superiority and reached the final.[8]