Metehan Başar

Metehan Başar
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-02-19) February 19, 1991
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event
Greco-Roman
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Turned pro
2004
Coached byYusuf Düzer (since 2006)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 Paris85 kg
Gold medal – first place2018 Budapest87 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Novi Sad85 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku85 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona87 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2017 Istanbul86 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Istanbul86 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Istanbul97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Istanbul87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Istanbul86 kg
Bolat Turlykhanov Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Almaty97 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 Pecs85 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bucharest96 kg
European Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Zrenjanin96 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.[1]

He won the silver medal in the 85 kg event at the 2007 Black Sea Games held in Trabzon, Turkey.[2] Başar became bronze medalist at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.[5]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

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.