Alperen Berber

Alperen Berber (born 28 March 2005) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]

Alperen Berber
Personal information
Born (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005
Samsun, Turkey
Alma materGümüşhane University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class82 kg
EventGreco-Roman
ClubSamsun B.Ş.B.
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2024 Bucharest82 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
2024 Antalya87 kg
Grand Prix
2023 Bishkek82 kg
2024 Zagreb82 kg
World U23 Championships
2023 Tirana82 kg
World Juniors Championships
2023 Amman82 kg
2022 Sofia82 kg
European Juniors Championships
2023 Santiago82 kg
World Cadets Championships
2022 Rome82 kg
European Cadets Championships
2021 Samokov82 kg

Career

He became world junior champion in the 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, defeating Iran's Yasin Ali Yazdi 9–1 in the 82 kg final match.[2]

He won the silver medal at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, losing to independent wrestler Aues Gonibov in the 82 kg final match.[3]

He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania, in the men's Greco-Roman style 82 kg, defeating Russia's Islam Aliev 4–3 in the final match.[4] He defeated Azerbaijani Rafig Huseynov 7–1 in the second round, Georgian Gela Bolkvadze 7–1 in the quarterfinals and Aik Mnatsakanian of Bulgaria in the semifinals to reach the final.[5][6]

References

  1. "Alperen Berber profile page". uww.org.
  2. "Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber, dünya şampiyonu".
  3. "Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber dünya 2'ncisi oldu". 29 October 2023.
  4. "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. "Alperen Berber Avrupa Şampiyonu". 14 February 2024.
  6. "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.
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