Aslan Atem (born January 7, 1991) is a Turkish wrestler of Turkish Meskhetian origin,[1] competing in the 80 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

Aslan Atem
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-01-07) January 7, 1991 (age 33)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Turned pro1998
Coached byYusuf Düzer (since 2009)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Budapest 80 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Riga 80 kg
World University Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Çorum 80 kg

Atem debuted internationally at the 2008 European Championships for Cadets and won the gold medal in the 76 kg division in Daugavpils, Latvia. At the 2010 Mediterranean Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey, he became bronze medalist in the 84 kg division.[2] Atem won the gold medal in the 84 kg division at the 2010 European Championships for Juniors in Samokov, Bulgaria. He became bronze medalist at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships in Riga, Latvia.[3] He won the silver medal at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championship held in Çorum, Turkey.[4] He was silver medalist at the Golden Grand Prix 2016 in Baju, Azerbaijan.[5] He captured the silver medal at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][6] He became bronze medalist at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ahıska Türkü: Aslan Atem dünya ikincisi". Ajans Ahıska (in Turkish). 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ^ "Türkiye takım halinde şampiyon oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. ^ "Avrupa Üçünsüsü Aslan Atem". HMilliyet (in Turkish). 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  4. ^ "Grekoromen'de 1 ALtın, 1 Gümüş, 2 Bronz Madaya". Türk Güreş (in Turkish). 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  5. ^ "Azerbaycan'dan bir gümüş bir bronz". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2016-11-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  6. ^ "Milli güreşcimiz Aslan Atem dünya ikincisi!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  7. ^ "Aslan Atem'den bronz madalya". HMilliyet (in Turkish). 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
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