Ahmet Peker

Ahmet Peker (born November 4, 1989) is a Turkish sport wrestler in 55 kg division of Freestyle. The 1.62 m (5.3 ft) tall athlete is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club in Bursa, where he is coached by İsmail Faikoğlu.[1][2] In 2009, he was named by FILA the best junior wrestler having won the most world championships.[3][4]

Ahmet Peker
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-11-04) November 4, 1989
İskilip, Çorum Province, Turkey
Height1.62 m (5.3 ft)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportSport wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubBursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club in Bursa
Coached byİsmail Faikoğlu
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2012 Belgrade55 kg

He was born on November 4, 1989, in Harun village of Iskilip district in Çorum Province to Sadullah and his wife Hatice, a farmer family with five children. He began with wrestling at the Adil Candemir Wrestling Training Center in Çorum, and became a member of Amasya Şekerspor Club in Amasya after completing his education. Peker transferred to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor when his club in Amasya closed.[4][5]

Ahmet Peker is winner of several medals in cadets and juniors class at European and world level. He won the gold medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in 2006 held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in 2008 held in Istanbul and in 2009 Ankara, Turkey. He became the gold medalist at the European Juniors Wrestling Championships in 2007 held at Belgrade, Serbia and in 2009 at Tbilisi, Georgia.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

Peker competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

In 2016, he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.[8]

References
  1. "Peker, Ahmet". Foeldaek-Professional Sports Equipment. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. "Şampiyon Güreşçiye Büyük Ödül" (in Turkish). Bursa Büıükşehir Belediyesi. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. Şahin, Nahit. "Ahmet Peker Dünya'nın En İyi Genç Güreşçisi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  4. "Fila İskilip'li Ahmet Peker En İyi Dedi" (in Turkish). İskilipliyiz. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  5. "İskilipli Sporcunun Başarısı (Ahmet Peker)". İskilipliyiz (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  6. "Ahmet Peker bronz getirdi". CNN Turk (in Turkish). 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  7. "Ahmet Peker, Londra yolcusu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 2012-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  8. "Freestyle Results" (PDF). 2016 World University Wrestling Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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