Süleyman Atlı (born 27 July 1994 in Fethiye) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 61 kg division.[1] He is a member of Ankara ASKI.[2]
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| Native name | Süleyman Recep Atlı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1994 Fethiye, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 61 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara ASKI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yüksel Şanlı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won the gold medal in the 57 kg event at the 2016 Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey - Süleyman Atli defeated the European champion Giorgi Edisherashvili of Azerbaijan 15-4 in the semifinal round and beat Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar of Mongolia in the final round.
He earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his first-place performance at the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held in Istanbul, Turkey.[3]
Atlı became bronze medalist at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 61 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[5]
He won the silver medal in the 61 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[6] He competed in the 61 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2023, he won the silver in the men's 57 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Starting the championship from the quarterfinals, Süleyman Atlı defeated his Bulgarian rival Georgi Valentinov Vangelov 5-4 and advanced to the semifinals. Süleyman Atlı, who faced Roberti Dingashvili in the semifinals, defeated his Georgian opponent 13-1 and reached the final. In the final, he lost to Aliabbas Rzazade of Azerbaijan 12-2 and won the silver medal.[7]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[8]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2018 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 3rd | Freestyle 57 kg | |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2021 | European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 1st | Freestyle 57 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Freestyle 61 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Freestyle 57 kg |
References
edit- ^ "Atli, Suleyman (TUR)". International Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Sporcu Bilgileri - Süleyman Atlı". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Süleyman Atlı Rio vizesi aldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Süleyman Atlı'dan bronz madalya!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (30 March 2022). "Amine becomes first San Marino gold medallist at European Wrestling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Süleyman Atlı'dan gümüş madalya - TRT Spor".
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
edit- Suleyman Atli at United World Wrestling
- Süleyman Atlı at the International Wrestling Database
- Süleyman Atlı at Olympics.com
- Süleyman Atlı at Olympedia (archive)
- Süleyman Atlı at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Süleyman Atlı at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
