Ekrem Öztürk

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.

Ekrem Öztürk
Öztürk at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Born (1997-02-11) February 11, 1997
Gaziantep, Turkey
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb; 8.7 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman - 55 Kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 55 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 55 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2018 Istanbul55 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Istanbul60 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 55 kg
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 55 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiana55 kg

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
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Greco-Roman 55 kg
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 55 kg
2021 European Championships Warsaw, Poland 2nd Greco-Roman 55 kg

References
  1. Etchells, Daniel (2 November 2019). "Iran claim two golds as first Greco-Roman medals awarded at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. Shefferd, Neil (24 April 2021). "Russia claim two golds in men's Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. "2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. Rowbottom, Mike (13 June 2021). "Hosts win two golds on final night of UWW Poland Open". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "2021 Poland Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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