Adem Uzun

Adem Uzun is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. He is a member of İstanbul BBSK.^[1]

Adem Uzun

Personal information
Full name	Adem Burak Uzun
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) Turkey
Alma mater	Giresun University
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	55 kg
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	İstanbul BBSK
Coached by	Harun Doğan
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Turkey European Championships 2023 Zagreb 55 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2022 Istanbul 55 kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament 2021 Plovdiv 55 kg 2023 Sofia 55 kg World U23 Championships 2021 Belgrade 55 kg 2023 Tirana 55 kg European U23 Championship 2021 Skopje 55 kg Men's Freestyle wrestling European Cadets Championships 2018 Skopje 51 kg

Career

Adem Uzun captured silver medal in men's Greco-Roman 55 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.^[2][3]

Adem Uzun won one of the bronze medal in the greco-Roman style 55 kg at the 2021 World U23 Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.^[4][5] He reached the quarterfinals by defeating Arshad of India 7-1 in the last 16 round. He lost in the quarterfinals to Mavlud Rizmanov of Russia. He won by fall the bronze medal against Arslan Abdurakhmanov of Kazakhstan.^[6]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[7]

In 2023, Adem became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, defeating Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli 11-3 with a technical superiority in the final match of the men's 55 kg wrestling championships. Starting the championship from the quarterfinals, Adem defeated his Armenian opponent Rudik Mkrtchyan with 12-3 technical superiority and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he beat his Georgian opponent Nugzari Tsurtsumia with 13-3 technical superiority and reached the final.^[8]