Muhammet Hamza Bakır (born 20 January 2001) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler competing in the 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of the Ankara ASKI Sports Club.[1]

Hamza Bakır
Personal information
Full nameMuhammet Hamza Bakır
NationalityTurkish
Born (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)
Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materIstanbul Aydın University
Height195 cm (6.40 ft; 77 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Greco-Roman130 kg
EventGreco-Roman - 130 kg
TeamAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2020 Warsaw 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tunis 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bucharest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Zagreb 130 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Plovdiv 130 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tirana 130 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bucharest 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ufa 130 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tallinn 130 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dortmund 130 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pontevedra 130 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb 110 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Skopje 110 kg

Career

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Muhammet Hamza Bakır, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling 130 kilograms category, won a bronze medal the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships , which was held in Estonian capital of Tallinn.[2]

Muhammed Hamza Bakır won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman style 130 kg at the 2021 European Juniors Wrestling Championships in Germany. He held on to a 3-1 win against the Ukrainian to defend his European title. In the opening round, Bakir was awarded a point for Vyshnybetskyi's passivity and he performed a gut wrench from the par terre position, leading 3-0 at the break. The Ukrainian also got a point for Bakir's passivity in the second period but he could not take any advantage from the par terre position, giving the Turk the win. Bakir gave up only three points in his four bouts in Dortmund, outscoring his opponents 25-3 on his way to the gold medal.[3][4]

Muhammed Hamza Bakır won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman style 130 kg at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Russia.[5] Competing in the 130 kg category, Bakır defeated Azerbaijani opponent Sarkhan Mammadov by a 3–1 score.[6]

He competed in the 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "BAKIR Muhammet Hamza profile page".
  2. ^ "World Championships". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Gold medal from national wrestler Muhammed Hamza Bakır". 3 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Bisultanov Gives Denmark GR Gold, Two Repeat as Euro Champs at #WrestleDortmund".
  5. ^ "2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Dünya Gençler Güreş Şampiyonasında Muhammed Hamza Bakır altın".
  7. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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