Osman Göçen (born 5 January 1997) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler.[1] He is a member of Istanbul BB SK.[2] He is a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. He also won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.
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Born | Mersin, Turkey | 5 January 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 86 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Istanbul BB SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2019, Göçen won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary.[3] In 2020, he also won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4][5]
In March 2021, Göçen qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] He competed in the men's 86 kg event where he was eliminated in his second match.[7]
In 2022, Göçen won the gold medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[8] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[9][10] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[11]
Göçen won one of the bronze medals in the men's 86 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[12] He defeated Vasyl Mykhailov of Ukraine in his bronze medal match.[12] He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[13] He was eliminated in his first match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[13] Göçen also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[14]
Achievements
editYear | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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2020 | Individual World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |
2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg | |
2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 3rd | Freestyle 86 kg |
References
edit- ^ "International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (18 December 2020). "Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). unitedworldwrestling.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Freestyle - Seniors - 86 kg - Results" (PDF). uww.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
edit- Osman Gocen at United World Wrestling
- Osman Goecen at the International Wrestling Database
- Osman Gocen at Olympics.com
- Osman Göçen at Olympedia
- Osman Göçen at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Osman Göçen at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)