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| Full name | Adem Burak Uzun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Giresun University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul BBSK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Harun Doğan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adem Uzun is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 55 kg division. He is a member of İstanbul BBSK.[1]
Adem Uzun captured silver medal in men's Greco-Roman 55 kg at 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship.[2][3]
Adem Uzun won one of the bronze medal in the greco-Roman style 55 kg at the 2021 World U23 Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[4][5] He reached the quarterfinals by defeating Arshad of India 7-1 in the last 16 round. He lost in the quarterfinals to Mavlud Rizmanov of Russia. He won by fall the bronze medal against Arslan Abdurakhmanov of Kazakhstan.[6]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7]
In 2023, Adem became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, defeating Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli 11-3 with a technical superiority in the final match of the men's 55 kg wrestling championships. Starting the championship from the quarterfinals, Adem defeated his Armenian opponent Rudik Mkrtchyan with 12-3 technical superiority and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he beat his Georgian opponent Nugzari Tsurtsumia with 13-3 technical superiority and reached the final.[8]
