Kerem Kamal

Kerem Kamal (born 10 August 1999)^[1] is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 60 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling.^[2] He is a member of İzmir BB GSK^[3] He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

Kerem Kazım Kamal

Personal information
Born	(1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 23) Manisa, Turkey
Education	Physical education
Alma mater	Balıkesir University
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Greco-Roman	60 kg
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	İzmir BB GSK
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Turkey European Championships 2022 Budapest 60 kg 2020 Rome 60 kg 2021 Warsaw 60 kg 2019 Bucharest 60 kg Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran 60 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2021 Istanbul 60 kg 2019 Istanbul 60 kg Bolat Turlykhanov Cup 2022 Almaty 63 kg World U23 Championships 2022 Pontevedra 60 kg 2018 Bucharest 60 kg 2021 Belgrade 60 kg European U23 Championship 2018 Istanbul 60 kg 2019 Novi Sad 60 kg World Juniors Championships 2017 Tampere 55 kg 2018 Trnava 60 kg 2019 Tallinn 60 kg European Juniors Championships 2017 Dortmund 55 kg

Career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[4] In that same year, he also won one of the bronze medals in that event at the 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship held in Bucharest, Romania.

In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 60 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.^[5][6] A year earlier, he won one of the bronze medals in this event.^[7][8]

In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[9][10] He competed in the men's 60 kg event where he was eliminated in his first match.

In November 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in that event at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[11][12]

He won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.^[13][14] He also won the gold medal in the 60 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.^[15]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2019	European Championships	Bucharest, Romania	3rd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2020	European Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2021	European Championships	Warsaw, Poland	2nd	Greco-Roman 60 kg
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	Greco-Roman 60 kg

References

1. (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. "International Wrestling Database".
3. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz".
4. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
7. Rowbottom, Mike (14 April 2019). "Russia round off European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest with two more Greco-Roman golds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 January 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
9. Morgan, Liam (20 March 2021). "Russia and Georgia earn two Tokyo 2020 Greco-Roman quotas at Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. "Turkish wrestler Kerem Kamal marches to Tokyo Olympics". Turkish Press. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
11. "World Championships".
12. Dowdeswell, Andrew (3 November 2021). "Russia completes Greco-Roman wrestling slate with nine out of 10 medals at UWW Under-23 World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
13. Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
14. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
15. (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

External links

• Kerem Kamal at International Wrestling Database 
• Kerem Kamal at Olympedia