Elvira Kamaloğlu

Turkish freestyle wrestler

Elvira Kamaloğlu
Personal information
Born (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22)
Ukraine
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's freestyle wrestling
Event57 kg
ClubIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 57 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 57 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tunis 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 57 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tirana 57 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Ufa 57 kg

Elvira Kamaloğlu (born 24 September 2001) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 57 kg division. She is a member of Istanbul BB SK[1][2]

Career

In 2021, Elvira Kamaloğlu won a bronze medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Russia.[3]

Elvira Kamaloğlu won the gold medal in the women's 57kg at the European Under-23 Wrestling Championships in Bulgaria. Elvira beat Spain's Victoria Báez-Dilone, Poland's Patrycja Gil, Bulgaria's Sezen Behcetova Belberova, and finally, Hungary's Tamara Dollak to win gold the women's 57kg at the European Under-23 Wrestling Championships in Plovdiv.[4]

She lost her bronze medal match in the 57 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[5] A few months later, she won the silver medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[6] She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.[7] She competed in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8] She won one of the bronze medals in the 55 kg event at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Pontevedra, Spain.[9]

Personal life

Kamaloğlu is of Turkish Meskhetian origin.[10]

References

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de.
  2. ^ "KAMALOGLU Elvira profile page". uww.org.
  3. ^ "Emine Çakmak ve Elvira Kamaloğlundan Rusyada bronz madalya!". Fanatik.
  4. ^ "Female Turkish wrestler Elvira Kamaloğlu wins gold medal". Daily Sabah. 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 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.
  9. ^ "2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ Bakar, Yakup (2017), Ahıskalı Elvira'dan ay-yıldızlı mayoyla Balkan şampiyonluğu, Anadolu Agency, retrieved 20 June 2021, Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'ın talimatı, Başbakanlık koordinasyonuyla Ukrayna'dan Türkiye'ye getirilerek Erzincan'ın Üzümlü ilçesine yerleştirilen Ahıska Türklerinden 16 yaşındaki Elvira, Slovenya'da 3-5 Kasım'da düzenlenen Yıldızlar Balkan Şampiyonası'nda kızlar 46 kiloda şampiyonluğa ulaştı.

External links

  • Elvira Kamaloglu at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
  • Elvira Kamaloglu at United World Wrestling