Şeref Tüfenk
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983
Rize, Turkey
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Coached byHakkı Başar
Retired2017
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2008 Tampere74 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tehran 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saransk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Saransk 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Alma-Ata 74 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara74 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2010 Istanbul74 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Istanbul74 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2012 Istanbul74 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Dortmund74 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Madrid75 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place2009 Varna74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Sofia74 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2005 İzmir 74 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Oulan Bator74 kg
Gold medal – first place2004 Lodz66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Torino74 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Istanbul58 kg
Gold medal – first place2001 Tashkent58 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Subotica63 kg

Şeref Tüfenk (born September 22, 1983, in Rize) is a Turkish amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed for the men's middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Olympian and a silver medalist for the 74 kg division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland. He studied at Ondokuz Mayıs University.[2]

Tufenk made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed second in the preliminary pool of the men's lightweight class (60 kg), against Cuba's Roberto Monzón, Iran's Ali Ashkani, and Greece's Christos Gikas. In 2005, he won the gold medal at the Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tufenk switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's 74 kg division. Unfortunately, he lost the qualifying round match to Azerbaijan's Ilgar Abdulov, with a two-set technical score (1–2, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[3]

He also defeated France's Christophe Guénot for the gold medal in the same division at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Şeref Tüfenk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Güreş Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Turkish wrestler wins gold medal in Mediterranean Games". World Bulletin (Turkey). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
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