Soner Demirtaş

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Soner Demirtaş
Soner Demirtaş (cropped).jpg
Demirtaş at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Born (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 30)
Çat village, Tokat, Turkey
Alma materKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[1]
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 74 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris 74 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Riga 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Vantaa
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku 74 kg
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 74 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 74 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Baku 74 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Istanbul 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Istanbul 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Istanbul 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ankara 74 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ankara 74 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 74kg

Soner Demirtaş (born 25 June 1991) is a Turkish retired freestyle wrestler who competes in the 74 kg division. He won the European title in 2016,[2] 2017[3] and 2018. He was bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics.[4]

Personal life[]

Soner Demirtaş was born to a butcher father as the third son of five in Çat village of Tokat on 25 June 1991. He is a student of physical education and sports at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University in Karaman.[1][5][6] His three brothers are also sport wrestlers. He was inspired to take up wrestling by his eldest brother Bekir Demirtaş.[5]

Sports career[]

Demirtaş internationally debuted at the Freestyle Wrestling – Junior World Championships 2010 held in Budapest, Hungary, where he captured the silver medal.[7]

He took part at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

He participated at the 2013 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5] He won the gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He lost to Belarusian Ali Shabanau in the round of 16 at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

He won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Vantaa, Finland.[8] Demirtaş lost to of Georgia in the round of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

He became silver medalist at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[9] He lost to Narsingh Pancham Yadav from India in the round of 16 at the 2015 World Championships in Las Vegas, United States. Demirtaş became a second time European champion in 2017 at Novi Sad, Serbia.[3]

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Milli Takım Kamp Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş federasyonu. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Soner Demirtaş: Aklımın ucundan şampiyonluk geçmiyordu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda erkekler serbest stil 74 kilpda Soner Demirtaş altın madalya kazandı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ Soner Demirtaş. rio2016.com
  5. ^ a b c d "Aynı aileden 4 güreşçi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 17 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ Soner Demirtaş. nbcolympics.com
  7. ^ "Soner Demirtaş Dünya 2.'si..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi SJ. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Soner Demirtaş Bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Soner Demirtaş'tan gümüş madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 17 June 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  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.

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