Yakup Gör Explained

Yakup Gör
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:10 November 1988
Birth Place:Erzurum, Turkey
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Event:Freestyle
Yearsactive:2000-present
Club:İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

Yakup Gör (born November 10, 1988, in Erzurum, Turkey) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 66 kg division. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[1] [2] [3]

He began with wrestling in his hometown Erzurum, where he was instructed and coached at the city wrestling training center. Before he transferred to Istanbul BB SK, Gör competed for the Erzurum Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sk.[2]

Achievements

He became bronze medalist at the 2010 Mediterranean Championships on May 7 in Istanbul, Turkey.[4]

Gör shared the bronze medal with his national teammate Muhammed İlhan at the FILA Golden Grand Prix held on July 8–10, 2011 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[5]

He captured the gold medal at the Men's Wrestling FILA Freestyle World Cup 2013 held on February 21–22 in Tehran, Iran.[6]

Yakup Gör won the silver medal at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu 2012 Olimpiyat Oyunları Hazırlık Harçlığı Alan Sporcuların Listesi-Dönem 12 (Mayıs-Haziran-Temmuz) . Spor Genel Müdürlüğü-Spor Eğitim Dairesi Başkanlığı . tr . 2013-03-24 .
  2. News: Yakup Gör Şampiyon Oldu . Doğu Beyazıt İshak Paşa Haber . 2013-02-12 . tr . 2013-03-24 .
  3. Web site: Yakup Gör Türkiye 2.'si… . İstanbul BB SK . 2013-12-16 . tr . 2013-03-24 .
  4. Web site: Mediterranean Championship Freestyle Seniors 2010-05-07 Istanbul (TUR) . Sport Fieber . 2013-03-25 .
  5. Web site: Golden Grand Prix Freestyle Seniors 2011-07-08 Baku (AZE) 66.0 kg . Foeldeak . 2013-03-25 .
  6. Web site: World Cup Freestyle Seniors 2013-02-21 Tehran (IRI) 66.0 kg . Foeldeak . 2013-03-25 .
  7. News: Yakup Gör gümüş madalya aldı . . 2013-03-19 . tr . 2013-03-22 .