Arif Özen (born 1 January 1998) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 86 kg division. He is a member of Sancaktepe Belediye S.K.[1]

Arif Özen
Personal information
Full nameArif Özen
Born (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)
Denizli, Turkey
Alma materMehmet Akif Ersoy University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubSancaktepe Belediye S.K.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Novi Sad 86 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 İstanbul 86 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Trnava 86 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rome 86 kg

Career edit

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2018 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[2]

Arif Özen won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman style 86 kg at the 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Trnava, Slovakia.[3] Competing in the 86 kg category, Özen defeated Indian opponent Dupiak Punia by a 2–1 score.

In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's 86 kg event at the 2019 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "OZEN Arif profile page".
  2. ^ "Arif Özen, Avrupa şampiyonu oldu".
  3. ^ "World Championships".
  4. ^ "U23 Senior European Championships".
  5. ^ "Denizlili Arif Özen Avrupa'dan Gümüş Çıkardı".

External links edit