Soner Demirtaş
 Demirtaş at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 25, 1991 Çat village, Tokat, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | İstanbul Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi SK[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Soner Demirtaş (born June 25, 1991) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler who competes in the 74 kg division. In 2016 he won the European title[3] and a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics.[1]
Personal life
Soner Demirtaş was born to a butcher father as the third son of five in Çat village of Tokat on June 25, 1991. He is a student of physical education and sports at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University in Karaman.[2][4][5] His three brothers are also sport wrestlers. He was inspired to take up wrestling by his eldest brother Bekir Demirtaş.[4]
Sports career
Demirtaş internationally debuted at the Freestyle Wrestling – Junior World Championships 2010 held in Budapest, Hungary, where he captured the silver medal.[6]
He took part at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[4]
He participated at the 2013 European Championships in Tblisi, Georgia.[4] He won the gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He lost to Belarusian Ali Shabanau in the round of 16 at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
He won the bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Vantaa, Finland.[7] Demirtaş lost to Jumber Kvelashvili of Georgia in the round of 32 at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
He became silver medalist at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[8] He lost to Narsingh Pancham Yadav from India in the round of 16 at the 2015 World Championships in Las vegas, United States.
References
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- 1 2 Soner Demirtaş. rio2016.com
- 1 2 "Milli Takım Kamp Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş federasyonu. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Soner Demirtaş: Aklımın ucundan şampiyonluk geçmiyordu". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aynı aileden 4 güreşçi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ Soner Demirtaş. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ "Soner Demirtaş Dünya 2.'si..." (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi SJ. 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Soner Demirtaş Bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "Soner Demirtaş'tan gümüş madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2016-03-12.