Mehmet Özal
Personal information
Born (1978-10-31) 31 October 1978
Ankara- Turkey
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens96 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Moscow96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2001 Patras97 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2000 Moscow97 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hyderabad96 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Camp Lejeune97 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almería97 kg

Mehmet Özal (born 31 October 1978 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish wrestler in Greco-Roman style. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[1][2]

He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.[3]

At the World Championships he has won a bronze and a gold medal, in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

Achievements

  • 1998 World University Championships in Ankara, Turkey - bronze (97 kg)
  • 2000 European Championships in Moscow, Russia - bronze (97 kg)
  • 2000 World Military Championships in Camp Lejeune, NC, U.S. - gold (97 kg)
  • 2000 World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan - bronze (97 kg)
  • 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - 5th (97 kg)
  • 2001 World Cup in Levallois-Perret, Paris, France - 4th (97 kg)
  • 2001 World Championships in Patras, Greece - bronze (97 kg)
  • 2002 European Championships in Seinäjoki, Finland - 14th (96 kg)
  • 2002 World Championships in Moscow, Russia - gold (96 kg)
  • 2003 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia - 9th (96 kg)
  • 2003 World Championships in Créteil, Paris, France - 14th (96 kg)
  • 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece - bronze (96 kg)
  • 2004 European Championships in Haparanda, Finland - 6th (96 kg)
  • 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain - bronze (96 kg)
  • 2007 Military Olympics in Hyderabad, India - gold (96 kg)

References

  1. ↑ "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Doç.Dr.Mehmet ÖZAL | Güreşiyorum".
  3. ↑ "International Wrestling Database".
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