Emrah Ormanoğlu

Emrah Ormanoğlu
Personal information
Born1999
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubAnkara ASKI
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 61 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Istanbul 61 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 61 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pontevedra 61 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Skopje 61 kg

Emrah Ormanoğlu (born 1999) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 61 kg division. He is a member of Ankara ASKI.[1][2]

Career

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In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Emrah defeated his Israeli rival Daniel Popov with 11-1 technical superiority in the first round of the men's freestyle 61 kg category at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia and reached the quarterfinals. Emrah, who faced Armenian rival Arsen Harutyunyan in the quarterfinals, was defeated 7–0, but after his opponent reached the final, he competed in the bronze medal match. In the bronze medal match, he defeated his rival Arman Eloyan, who competed for France, 2-1 and became the 3rd in Europe.[3]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 3rd Freestyle 61 kg

Personal life

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His family are of Turkish Meskhetian origin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ORMANOGLU Emrah profile page".
  2. ^ https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/yasam/ciftcilik-yaparken-kesfedilen-ahiskali-emrahin-milli-takima-uzanan-basari-oykusu/2473740
  3. ^ "Emrah Ormanoğlu'ndan bronz madalya".
  4. ^ Özdemir, Kemal (2022), Çiftçilik yaparken keşfedilen Ahıskalı Emrah'ın milli takıma uzanan başarı öyküsü, Anadolu Agency, retrieved 20 August 2023, Sovyetler Birliği'nce 14 Kasım 1944'de Gürcistan'ın Ahıska bölgesinden sürgün edilen Ahıska Türkü ailelerinden Emrah Ormanoğlu, Ukrayna'daki iç karışıklık dolayısıyla zor şartlarda başladığı güreşi, çok sevmesine rağmen devam ettiremedi.
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