Mehmet Özal Explained
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| Birth Date: | 31 October 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Ankara- Turkey |
Mehmet Özal (born 31 October 1978 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish wrestler in Greco-Roman style. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[1] [2]
He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[3]
At the World Championships he has won a bronze and a gold medal, in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.
Achievements
- 1998 World University Championships in Ankara, Turkey - bronze (97 kg)
- 2000 European Championships in Moscow, Russia - bronze (97 kg)
- 2000 World Military Championships in Camp Lejeune, NC, U.S. - gold (97 kg)
- 2000 World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan - bronze (97 kg)
- 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - 5th (97 kg)
- 2001 World Cup in Levallois-Perret, Paris, France - 4th (97 kg)
- 2001 World Championships in Patras, Greece - bronze (97 kg)
- 2002 European Championships in Seinäjoki, Finland - 14th (96 kg)
- 2002 World Championships in Moscow, Russia - gold (96 kg)
- 2003 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia - 9th (96 kg)
- 2003 World Championships in Créteil, Paris, France - 14th (96 kg)
- 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece - bronze (96 kg)
- 2004 European Championships in Haparanda, Finland - 6th (96 kg)
- 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain - bronze (96 kg)
- 2007 Military Olympics in Hyderabad, India - gold (96 kg)
Notes and References
- Web site: Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB . . 2012-02-20 . Turkish . 2012-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527084640/http://istanbulbbsk.org/icerik.php?id=5866 . 27 May 2012 . dead .
- Web site: Doç.Dr.Mehmet ÖZAL | Güreşiyorum .
- Web site: International Wrestling Database.
