Metehan Başar

Metehan Başar (born February 19, 1991) is a twice world-champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 85 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.^[1]

Metehan Başar

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1991-02-19) February 19, 1991 (age 33) Sakarya, Turkey
Height	179 cm (5.87 ft; 70 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Team	Istanbul BB SK
Turned pro	2004
Coached by	Yusuf Düzer (since 2006)
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Turkey World Championships 2017 Paris 85 kg 2018 Budapest 87 kg European Championships 2017 Novi Sad 85 kg European Games 2015 Baku 85 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 87 kg Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament 2017 Istanbul 86 kg 2015 Istanbul 86 kg 2023 Istanbul 97 kg 2022 Istanbul 87 kg 2014 Istanbul 86 kg Bolat Turlykhanov Cup 2022 Almaty 97 kg World University Championship 2014 Pecs 85 kg World Juniors Championships 2011 Bucharest 96 kg European Juniors Championships 2011 Zrenjanin 96 kg

He won the silver medal in the 85 kg event at the 2007 Black Sea Games held in Trabzon, Turkey.^[2] Başar became bronze medalist at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[3] He won the silver medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.^[4] He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France.^[5]

In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary, hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[6]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.^[7] He lost his bronze medal match in the 97 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[8]

References

1. "Turnuvalar / Uluslararası Turnuvalar / Las vegas..Dünya." (in Turkish). Güreşiyorum.com. 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
2. Demirbilek, Celal (2007-07-06). "Karadeniz'de madalya yağdı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
3. "Metehan Başar, bronz madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
4. "Metehan Başar'dan gümüş madalya". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
5. "Turkish wrestler Metehan Basar wins gold at Paris 2017". Anadolu Ajansı. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
6. "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
8. (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

• Metehan Başar at the International Wrestling Database