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
EventGreco-Roman
Clubİstanbul BBSK
Coached byHarun Doğan
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb55 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
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Belgrade55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tirana55 kg
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place2021 Skopje55 kg
Men's Freestyle wrestling
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Skopje51 kg

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

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". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  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". 24 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Milli güreşçi Adem Burak Uzun Avrupa şampiyonu". 22 April 2023.
  • Adem Uzun at the International Wrestling Database
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