Abdulsamet Ocakoğlu
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2000 (age 25–26) Haliliye, Şanlıurfa, urkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Sport management at Muş Alparslan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para armwrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Depsaş Enerji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abdulsamet Ocakoğlu (born 2000) is a Turkish world and European champion para arm wrestler.
Personal life
Abdulsamet Ocakğlu was born in Haliliye District of Şanlıurfa Province, southeastern Turkey in 2000.[1]
He is a student of Sport management in the Sports Science Faculty at Muş Alparslan University.
Sport career
Ocakoğlu caught the attention of his school teachers by defeating his four-years older brother in arm wrestling. Encouraged by his school teachers, he then became involved in arm wrestling. He came second in the Turkish Championship, which he participated in for the first time in 2016. He became Turkish champion in his second year after being admitted to the national team. He competes in both, the paralympic armwrestling due to the disability in his right hand and also normal armwrestling.[1] He is a member of Depsaş Enerji Sports Club.[2] He trains at the sport hall of the Haliliye Municipality.[3]
He achieved a world champion, three European champion, and eight Turkish champion titles, as well as a world runner-up title, a European third-place finish, and numerous other accolades in national competitions, all in just nine years.[1]
He became champion at the 2022 WAF Armwrestling European & Para Armwrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4] At the 2023 World Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he took the silver medal in the 65 kg event.[2][5] He won the gold medal at the 2023 WAF Armwrestling European & Para Armwrestling Championships i Chișinău, Moldova.[6] In 2024, he captured the gold medal at the 45th World Armwrestling & 26th World Para-Armwrestling Championships in Chișinău, Moldova.[5] In 2024, he captured his third gold medal at the WAF Armwrestling European & Para Armwrestling Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2025 World Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championships in Albena, Bulgaria.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 Haktanıyan, Ergün (11 April 2025). "Ağabeyini yenerek bilek güreşine başlayan para milli sporcunun bileği bükülmüyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 "DEPSAŞ enerji Spor Kulübü, Kazakistan'dan dünya üçüncülüğüyle döndü" (in Turkish). Depsaş Enerji Spor Kulübü. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Haliliye'den dünya sahnesine: Milli sporcu Ocakoğlu hedef büyütüyor". Ajans Urfa (in Turkish). 25 February 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Avrupa bilek güreşi şampiyonu Ocakoğlu, şampiyon adayları yetiştiriyor". Haberler (in Turkish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 Etgü, Müslüm (28 August 2024). "Para milli bilek güreşçi Abdulsamet Ocakoğlu pes etmedi, dünya şampiyonu oldu". ANadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Urfalı sporcu Avrupa Şampiyonu Oldu!". Urfa Gaste (in Turkish). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Üç Avrupa şampiyonluğu bulunan Abdülsamet'in gözü dünya şampiyonluğunda". Balkan Günlüğü (in Turkish). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Haliliye'nin Milli Sporcusu Abdulsamet Ocakoğlu Dünya İkincisi Oldu" (in Turkish). Haliliye Belediyesi. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Armwrestling & Para-Armwrestling Championships 2025". SLM World News. Retrieved 28 March 2026.