Yunus Emre Başar

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]

Yunus Emre Başar
Başar at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships
Personal information
Born (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995
Sakarya, Turkey
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12.1 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade77 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Warsaw 77 kg
Silver medal – second place2022 Budapest 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb77 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona 77 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2016 Istanbul71 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Istanbul77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Istanbul77 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2017 Ruse77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Sofia77 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2014 Dortmund71 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Zagreb77 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Nice77 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Rome77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Alexandria77 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Russe71 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Katowice69 kg

Career

Turkey'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]

Achievements
Year Tournament Location Result Event
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

References
  1. "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". turksporu.com.tr.
  3. "Turkey's Basar wins silver at Euro wrestling event". www.aa.com.tr.
  4. "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
  5. "Yunus Emre Başar, Avrupa üçüncüsü".
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