Alperen Berber | |
Headercolor: | lightblue |
Birth Date: | 2005 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Samsun, Turkey |
Alma Mater: | Gümüşhane University |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 82kg (181lb) |
Country: | Turkey |
Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
Weight Class: | 82 kg |
Event: | Greco-Roman |
Club: | Samsun B.Ş.B. |
Alperen Berber (born 28 March 2005) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
He became world junior champion in the 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, defeating Iran's Yasin Ali Yazdi 9–1 in the 82 kg final match.[2]
He won the silver medal at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, losing to independent wrestler Aues Gonibov in the 82 kg final match.[3]
He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania, in the men's Greco-Roman style 82 kg, defeating Russia's Islam Aliev 4–3 in the final match.[4] He defeated Azerbaijani Rafig Huseynov 7–1 in the second round, Georgian Gela Bolkvadze 7–1 in the quarterfinals and Aik Mnatsakanian of Bulgaria in the semifinals to reach the final.[5] [6]