Metehan Başar

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Metehan Başar
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-02-19) February 19, 1991 (age 33)
Sakarya, Turkey
Height179 cm (5.87 ft; 70 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Turned pro2004
Coached byYusuf Düzer (since 2006)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Paris 85 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Budapest 87 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Novi Sad 85 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku 85 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona 87 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2017 Istanbul 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 86 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Istanbul 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Istanbul 86 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 97 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Pecs 85 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Bucharest 96 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Zrenjanin 96 kg

Metehan Başar (born February 19, 1991) is a twice world-champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 85 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[1]

He won the silver medal in the 85 kg event at the 2007 Black Sea Games held in Trabzon, Turkey.[2] Başar became bronze medalist at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.[5]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Turnuvalar / Uluslararası Turnuvalar / Las vegas..Dünya." (in Turkish). Güreşiyorum.com. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. ^ Demirbilek, Celal (2007-07-06). "Karadeniz'de madalya yağdı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  3. ^ "Metehan Başar, bronz madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  4. ^ "Metehan Başar'dan gümüş madalya". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ^ "Turkish wrestler Metehan Basar wins gold at Paris 2017". Anadolu Ajansı. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  6. ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 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.
  8. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links[edit]

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