Morten Thoresen

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Morten Thoresen
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Morten Thoresen at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 24)
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class67 kg
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubBodø BK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome 67 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 67 kg

Morten Thoresen (born 2 January 1997) is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler. In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3] He hails from Bodø.[4]

Career[]

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6] A month earlier, he competed in the 67 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships without winning a medal.[7] He was eliminated in his second match by Fredrik Bjerrehuus of Denmark.[7] In 2019, he competed in the 67 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[8] He was eliminated in his second match by Frank Stäbler of Germany.[8]

In January 2021, he won the silver medal in the 67 kg event at the 2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.[9] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[11][12] In October 2021, he competed in the 67 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.[13] He was eliminated in his third match by eventual bronze medalist Almat Kebispayev of Kazakhstan.[13]

Major results[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "EM-gull til bryteren Morten Thoresen". Nettavisen Sport (in Norwegian). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ Isaksen, Kristin Skjefstad (12 February 2020). "Tok EM-gull i bryting: – Nå skal jeg hjem og få meg en ny tann" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ Morgan, Liam (6 June 2018). "Russia secure four gold medals at UWW Under-23 European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  9. ^ "2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "OL-håpet ute for bryte-Berge og lagkameratene". Nettavisen Sport (in Norwegian). 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b "2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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