Alperen Berber
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| Born | 28 March 2005 Samsun, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Gümüşhane University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 82 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara ASKI Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alperen Berber (born 28 March 2005) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
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]
Alperen Berber won the gold medal at the European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania, in the men's Greco-Roman style 82 kg category, drawing 1–1 with Romanian Patrik Gordan in the first round and with the advantage of the last point, defeating Baskhan Saidov of Russia, who competed as an Individual Independent, 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Ivan Chmyr of Ukraine 4–1 in the semi-finals and Vladimeri Karchaidze of France 3–1 in the final match.[7]
References
- ^ "Alperen Berber profile page". uww.org.
- ^ "Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber, dünya şampiyonu".
- ^ "Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber dünya 2'ncisi oldu". 29 October 2023.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Alperen Berber Avrupa Şampiyonu". 14 February 2024.
- ^ "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber'den 23 Yaş Altı Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda altın madalya".
External links
- Alperen Berber at the International Wrestling Database