Adem Uzun

Adem Uzun is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. He is a member of İstanbul BBSK.[1]

Adem Uzun
Personal information
Full nameAdem Burak Uzun
Nationality Turkey
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Turkey
Alma materGiresun University
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class55 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Clubİstanbul BBSK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb55 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade55 kg
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2021 Skopje 55 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2022 Istanbul55 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2021 Plovdiv55 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Sofia55 kg
Men's Freestyle wrestling
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Skopje51 kg

Career

Adem Uzun captured silver medal in men's Greco-Roman 55 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[2][3]

Adem Uzun won one of the bronze medal in the greco-Roman style 55 kg at the 2021 World U23 Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[4][5] He reached the quarterfinals by defeating Arshad of India 7-1 in the last 16 round. He lost in the quarterfinals to Mavlud Rizmanov of Russia. He won by fall the bronze medal against Arslan Abdurakhmanov of Kazakhstan.[6]

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

In 2023, Adem became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, defeating Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli 11-3 with a technical superiority in the final match of the men's 55 kg wrestling championships. Starting the championship from the quarterfinals, Adem defeated his Armenian opponent Rudik Mkrtchyan with 12-3 technical superiority and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he beat his Georgian opponent Nugzari Tsurtsumia with 13-3 technical superiority and reached the final.[8]

References
  1. "UZUN Adem Burak profile page".
  2. "23 Yaş Altı Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda bir gümüş, iki bronz madalya". www.aa.com.tr (in Turkish).
  3. "Three Gold, Three Finalists as Russia Close-in on Greco-Roman title". United World Wrestling.
  4. "Adem Burak Uzun Bronz Madalya Kazandi | TGF".
  5. "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: BRONZE GR - 55 kg: A. UZUN (TUR) v. A. ABDURAKHMANO (KAZ). YouTube.
  7. "Türkiye, Ranking Grekoromen Güreş Turnuvasının ilk gününde 10".
  8. https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/milli-guresci-adem-burak-uzun-avrupa-sampiyonu-762199.html
  • Adem Uzun at the International Wrestling Database
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