Süleyman Atlı

Süleyman Atlı
World Wrestling Championships 2021
Personal information
Native nameSüleyman Recep Atlı
NationalityTurkish
Born (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30)
Fethiye, Turkey
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Weight class61 kg
EventFreestyle
ClubAnkara ASKI
Coached byYüksel Şanlı
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Roma 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Novi Sad 57 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 57 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2016 Istanbul 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Istanbul 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 57 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ruse 57 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tbilisi 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria 57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Rome 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tunis 61 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 57 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Szombathely 57 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sofia 50 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Skopje 50 kg

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]

Career

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He 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

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
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

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  1. ^ "Atli, Suleyman (TUR)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Sporcu Bilgileri - Süleyman Atlı". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Süleyman Atlı Rio vizesi aldı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Süleyman Atlı'dan bronz madalya!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ Pavitt, Michael (30 March 2022). "Amine becomes first San Marino gold medallist at European Wrestling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Süleyman Atlı'dan gümüş madalya - TRT Spor".
  8. ^ 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.
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