Ekrem Öztürk Explained

Ekrem Öztürk
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Birth Date:11 February 1997
Birth Place:Gaziantep, Turkey
Height:1.62m (05.31feet)
Weight:55kg (121lb)
Country:Turkey
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman - 55 Kg
Club:Istanbul BB SK

Ekrem Öztürk is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. He is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

He won a bronze medal in the 55 kg event at both the 2018 European Wrestling Championships and the 2018 World Wrestling Championships. In 2019, he won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[1] [2]

In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.[3] [4] A few months later, he won the silver medal in his event at the 2021 Poland Open held in Warsaw, Poland.[5] [6]

In 2022, he won the silver medal in the 60 kg event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7]

Major results

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
2018European ChampionshipsKaspiysk, Russia3rdGreco-Roman 55 kg
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdGreco-Roman 55 kg
2021European ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland2ndGreco-Roman 55 kg

Notes and References

  1. News: Etchells. Daniel. Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships. 2 November 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 February 2020.
  2. Web site: 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228051956/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/u23_senior_world_championships_final-book.pdf. 28 December 2019. 8 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
  3. News: Shefferd. Neil. 24 April 2021. Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships. InsideTheGames.biz. 24 April 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200427/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf. 25 April 2021. 25 April 2021. United World Wrestling.
  5. News: Rowbottom. Mike. 13 June 2021. Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open. InsideTheGames.biz. 4 July 2021.
  6. Web site: 2021 Poland Open Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210704164819/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/results_06_warsaw.pdf. 4 July 2021. 4 July 2021. United World Wrestling.
  7. Web site: 2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . United World Wrestling .