Kerem Kamal

Kerem Kazım Kamal
Personal information
Born (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25)
Manisa, Turkey
EducationPhysical education
Alma materBalıkesir University
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Greco-Roman60 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Clubİzmir BB GSK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Rome 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Warsaw 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran 60 kg
World Military Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Yerevan 63 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 60 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Zagreb 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Zagreb 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nice 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almaty 63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 60 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bucharest 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Belgrade 60 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Istanbul 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Novi Sad 60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tampere 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Trnava 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn 60 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dortmund 55 kg

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.

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. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (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.
  6. ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (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.
  8. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (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.
  10. ^ "Turkish wrestler Kerem Kamal marches to Tokyo Olympics". Turkish Press. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  11. ^ "World Championships". Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  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.
  13. ^ Pavitt, Michael (3 April 2022). "Turkish wrestlers earn Greco-Roman titles as European Championships conclude". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.