Yunus Emre Basar (born November 5, 1995) competing in the 77 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He won one of the bronze medals in the 77 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[2]
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| Born | November 5, 1995 Sakarya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Istanbul BB SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editTurkey's Yunus Emre Basar earned a silver medal at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships.[3]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4]
In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 77 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Starting the championship from the qualifying round, Yunus Emre Başar defeated German Samuel Bellscheidt 3-1 and reached the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Bulgarian Aik Mnatsakanian 6-1 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated his Armenian opponent Malkhas Amoyan 6-1 and reached the bronze medal match. In the bronze medal match, Başar defeated Danish Oliver Marco Krueger 8-0 with technical superiority and won the bronze medal.[5]
He won the silver medal in the 77 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[6]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 77 kg |
References
edit- ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". turksporu.com.tr.
- ^ "Turkey's Basar wins silver at Euro wrestling event". www.aa.com.tr.
- ^ "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
- ^ "Yunus Emre Başar, Avrupa üçüncüsü".
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links
edit- Yunus Emre Başar at the International Wrestling Database
- Yunus Emre Başar at the International Wrestling Database
