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Turkish sport wrestler (born 1991)
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.

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

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

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

References

  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.

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