Şeref Eroğlu
Turkish wrestler (born 1975)
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1975-11-25) 25 November 1975 (age 48) Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Gazi University Kahramanmaraş Sütçüimam University Hitit University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb; 10.6 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Konya Şeker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Erdoğan Koca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Şeref Eroğlu (born 25 November 1975, in Kahramanmaraş) is a Turkish wrestler.[1] He is the current president of the Turkish Wrestling Federation.[2]
Career
He was born on November 25, 1975, in Dereköy, Kahramanmaraş. He started wrestling with karakucak and entered Sivas Pamukpınar Wrestling Training Center in 1988. In 1990, he wore the national swimsuit for the first time in Hungary and became the Stars Greco-Roman World Champion. He completed his secondary and high school education at Sivas Pamukpınar Teacher's High School, his high school education at Gazi University Physical Education and Sports School, his master's degree at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, and he is currently continuing his doctorate education in Sports Management at Hitit University Faculty of Sports Sciences. He wore more than 1200 national jerseys and won 110 medals in international championships and tournaments. In 1997 and 1998, he was selected as the World's Best and Most Technical Wrestler by UWW. After ending his wrestling career in 2008, he went to the USA to study languages. He is a Delegate of the Turkish National Olympic Committee, Club President of the Champions Wrestling Club and a member of the Technical Committee of the International Wrestling Federation (UWW). He is married and has 2 children.[3][4]
He competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics[5] and won the silver medal. He is member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[6]
He is a world champion and has won four gold and one silver medals at the European Championships. In 1997, he was named Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).
Achievements
- 1991 World Juniors Championships in Spain - bronze
- 1992 World Juniors Championships in Colombia - gold
- 1992 European Espoir Championships in Székesfehérvár, Hungary - 5th (Bantamweight)
- 1993 World Espoir Championships in Greece - bronze
- 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon, France - bronze (Bantamweight)
- 1994 World Championships in Tampere, Finland - 5th (Bantamweight)
- 1994 European Espoir Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Bantamweight)
- 1994 European Championships in Athens, Greece - gold (Bantamweight)
- 1995 World Espoir Championships in Tehran, Iran - gold (Featherweight)
- 1996 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary - gold (Bantamweight)
- 1997 European Championships in Oulu, Finland - silver (Featherweight)
- 1997 World Championships in Warsaw, Poland - gold (Featherweight)
- 1998 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus - gold (Featherweight)
- 1998 World Championships in Gävle, Sweden - silver (Featherweight)
- 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Featherweight)
- 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece - silver (Lightweight)
References
- ^ https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=C9311A2828514C32AA90887BC2C15B64
- ^ https://tgf.gov.tr/
- ^ https://www.marasgundem.com.tr/biyografi/seref-eroglu-kimdir-921394h
- ^ https://tgf.gov.tr/?p=46432
- ^ "Seref EROGLU - Olympic Wrestling Greco-Roman | Turkey". International Olympic Committee. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
External links
- Şeref Eroğlu at the International Wrestling Database
- Şeref Eroğlu at Olympedia
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Olympic medalists for Turkey
Gold medalists- Yaşar Erkan
- Nasuh Akar
- Gazanfer Bilge
- Celal Atik
- Yaşar Doğu
- Ahmet Kireççi
- Mehmet Oktav
- Hasan Gemici
- Bayram Şit
- Mithat Bayrak (2 titles)
- Mustafa Dağıstanlı (2 titles)
- Hamit Kaplan
- Müzahir Sille
- Tevfik Kış
- Ahmet Bilek
- Hasan Güngör
- İsmet Atlı
- Kazım Ayvaz
- İsmail Ogan
- Mahmut Atalay
- Ahmet Ayık
- Naim Süleymanoğlu (3 titles)
- Halil Mutlu (3 titles)
- Akif Pirim
- Hamza Yerlikaya (2 titles)
- Mahmut Demir
- Hüseyin Özkan
- Nurcan Taylan
- Taner Sağır
- Ramazan Şahin
- Servet Tazegül
- Taha Akgül
- Mete Gazoz
- Busenaz Sürmeneli
Silver medalists- Halit Balamir
- Adil Candemir
- Kenan Olcay
- Muhlis Tayfur
- Rıza Doğan
- İbrahim Zengin
- İsmail Ogan
- Hamit Kaplan
- Hüseyin Akbaş
- Hasan Güngör
- Ahmet Ayık
- Vehbi Akdağ
- Necmi Gençalp
- Hakkı Başar
- Kenan Şimşek
- Malik Beyleroğlu
- Şeref Eroğlu
- Bahri Tanrıkulu
- Atagün Yalçınkaya
- Azize Tanrıkulu
- Nur Tatar
- Daniyar Ismayilov
- Rıza Kayaalp
- Selim Yaşar
- Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
- Eray Şamdan
Bronze medalists- Ahmet Kireççi
- Halil Kaya
- Ruhi Sarıalp
- Adil Atan
- Dursun Ali Eğribaş
- Hüseyin Akbaş
- Hamit Kaplan
- Eyüp Can
- Turgut Aykaç
- Ayhan Taşkın
- Ali Kayalı
- Akif Pirim
- Hamide Bıkçın
- Adem Bereket
- Sedat Artuç
- Reyhan Arabacıoğlu
- Mehmet Özal
- Aydın Polatçı
- Yakup Kılıç
- Servet Tazegül
- Nazmi Avluca
- Rıza Kayaalp (2 titles)
- Yasmani Copello
- Cenk İldem
- Soner Demirtaş
- Nur Tatar
- Hakan Reçber
- Hatice Kübra İlgün
- Yasemin Adar
- Ferhat Arıcan
- Taha Akgül
- Ali Sofuoğlu
- Merve Çoban
- Uğur Aktaş
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