Adem Uzun

Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler

Adem Uzun

Personal information

Full name

Adem Burak Uzun

Nationality

Turkey

Born

(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Turkey

Alma mater

Giresun University

Height

160 cm (5 ft 3 in)

Sport

Country

Turkey

Sport

Amateur wrestling

Weight class

55 kg

Event

Greco-Roman

Club

İstanbul BBSK

Coached by

Harun Doğan

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Turkey
European Championships
	2023 Zagreb	55 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
	2022 Istanbul	55 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
	2021 Plovdiv	55 kg
	2023 Sofia	55 kg
World U23 Championships
	2021 Belgrade	55 kg
	2023 Tirana	55 kg
European U23 Championship
	2021 Skopje	55 kg
Men's Freestyle wrestling
European Cadets Championships
	2018 Skopje	51 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

^ "UZUN Adem Burak profile page". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "23 Yaş Altı Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda bir gümüş, iki bronz madalya". www.aa.com.tr (in Turkish).
^ "Three Gold, Three Finalists as Russia Close-in on Greco-Roman title". United World Wrestling.
^ "Adem Burak Uzun Bronz Madalya Kazandi | TGF".
^ "2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: BRONZE GR - 55 kg: A. UZUN (TUR) v. A. ABDURAKHMANO (KAZ). YouTube.
^ "Türkiye, Ranking Grekoromen Güreş Turnuvasının ilk gününde 10". 24 February 2022.
^ "Milli güreşçi Adem Burak Uzun Avrupa şampiyonu". 22 April 2023.