Osman Yıldırım

Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
Osman Yıldırım
Osman Yıldırım at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1996-03-25) March 25, 1996 (age 28)
Konya, Turkey
Alma materKarabuk University
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman - 130 Kg
TeamASKİ Spor Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 130 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 130 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiana 130 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 130 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Istanbul 130 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Sassari 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Zagreb 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zagreb 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Mahshahr 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Warsaw 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bishkek 130 kg
World U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bucharest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest 130 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Szombathely 130 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Novi Sad 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Macon 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Salvador da Bahia 120 kg

Osman Yıldırım (born March 25, 1996) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of the ASKİ Spor Club.[1][2]

Career

Osman Yıldırım, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kilograms category, won a silver medal in the U23 World Wrestling Championships, which was held in Romanian capital of Bucharest.[3]

Osman Yıldırım loses to Sergey Semenov from Russia in final of men's Greco-Roman 130 kg in Belgrade, Serbia. Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler Osman Yıldırım on Monday earned another silver medal in Serbia in the final of the Individual World Cup with his defeat to a Russian wrestler.[4]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6] He won the gold medal in his event at the Bolat Turlykhanov Cup the second of the ranking series of United World Wrestling held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[7] He won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. Yıldırım beat his Egyptian opponent Abdellatif Mohamed 5-1 to win gold in the 130-kilogram final.[8][9] He won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[10]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
2020 Individual World Cup Budapest, Hungary 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 1st Greco-Roman 130 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Greco-Roman 130 kg

References

  1. ^ "YILDIRIM Osman profile page".
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  3. ^ "Turkey bags 2 medals in wrestling championships". www.aa.com.tr.
  4. ^ "Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler Yildirim wins silver medal". www.aa.com.tr.
  5. ^ "Türkiye, Ranking Grekoromen Güreş Turnuvasının ilk gününde 10".
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Osman Yıldırım'dan Altın Madalya | TGF".
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Turkey takes gold medal tally to 6 at 2022 Mediterranean Games". Daily Sabah. 28 June 2022.
  10. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links

  • Osman Yıldırım at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata