Elif Jale Yeşilırmak
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, née Yulia Guramievna Rekvava (), (born July 30, 1986, in Smolensk, Russia) is a former Russian-Turkey, Turkish female wrestling, wrestler. She is the first woman wrestler to represent Turkey at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Turkey at the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympics. She is a member of Trakya Birlikspor. Born on July 30, 1986, in Russia, Yulia Rekvava won the bronze medal for her native country in the 59 kg division at the 2009 European Wrestling Championships held in Vilnius, Lithuania. She later moved from Sweden to Turkey, and was naturalized shortly before the 2011 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 63 kg, 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul converting to Islam and taking the Turkish name Elif Jale Yeşilırmak. Yeşilırmak became silver medalist in the 67 kg division at the Golden Grand Prix held in February 2012 at Klippan, Sweden. She won the bronze medal in the 63 kg division at the 2012 E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of the past millennium, beginning as the capital of an eponymous principality in the 11th-15th centuries, then the Smolensk Voivodeship of Lithuania and Poland, and Smolensk Governorate and Oblast within Russia. It was the main stronghold of the Smolensk Gate, a geostrategically significant pass between the Daugava and Dnieper rivers, and as such was an important point of contention in the struggle for dominance in Eastern Europe, passing at various times between Lithuania, Poland and Russia. In more recent history, it was captured by Napoleon's Franco–Polish forces and Hitler's Germany during their marches towards Moscow, and was the place of the Smolensk air disaster of 2010. It has a population of Etymology The name of the c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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European Games
The European Games is a continental multi-sport event in the Olympic tradition contested by athletes from countries served by national Olympic committees within the European Olympic Committees (EOC), the regional association for such committees. The EOC represents European nations and several transcontinental countries. An EOC Refugee team is also included. The Games were envisioned and are governed by the EOC which announced their launch at its 41st General Assembly in Rome, on 8 December 2012. The European Games are the 5th continental Games in the Olympic tradition to be initiated, after the Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pacific Games and African Games. Therefore, as of 2015, every sporting continent has continental games in the Olympic tradition. The European Games are not related to the European Championships, a separate multi-sport event organised by individual European sports federations, bringing together the individual European Championships of sports such ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wrestling
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves different grappling-type techniques, such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins, and other grappling holds. Many different wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports, and military systems. Wrestling comes in different forms, the most popular being professional wrestling, which is a form of athletic theatre. Other legitimateThe term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to predetermined professional wrestling, which is very different from the legitimate (or real-life) wrestling combat predominantly detailed in this article. competitive forms include Greco-Roman, freestyle, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, shoot, luta livre, submission, sumo, pehl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq, Syria, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; and the Aegean Sea, Greece, and Bulgaria to the west. Turkey is home to over 85 million people; most are ethnic Turkish people, Turks, while ethnic Kurds in Turkey, Kurds are the Minorities in Turkey, largest ethnic minority. Officially Secularism in Turkey, a secular state, Turkey has Islam in Turkey, a Muslim-majority population. Ankara is Turkey's capital and second-largest city. Istanbul is its largest city and economic center. Other major cities include İzmir, Bursa, and Antalya. First inhabited by modern humans during the Late Paleolithic, present-day Turkey was home to List of ancient peoples of Anatolia, various ancient peoples. The Hattians ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2009 European Wrestling Championships
The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from 31 March to 5 April 2009. Bids Five countries showed interest in hosting the tournament, but only two were shortlisted: Vilnius (Lithuania) and Antalya (Turkey). CELA picked Vilnius at 2008 in Tampere and FILA confirmed the choice in Beijing during Olympic games. Venue Championships were held in Utenos pramogų arena. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External links * {{European Wrestling Championships European Championships W European Wrestling Championships W Wrestling in Lithuania European Wrestling Championships, 2009 European Wrestling Championships European Wrestling Championships European Wrestling Championships The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FILA Wrestling European Championships
The European Wrestling Championships is the second oldest international wrestling competition of the modern world and the main wrestling championships in Europe. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships and is second only to the wrestling events at the Olympics. From its inception in 1898 till 1927 only Greco-Roman wrestling was contested. Since 1929 separate freestyle wrestling events were held as well. Since 1970 the two Olympic wrestling styles were contested together during the same unified events. Since 1973 Sambo wrestling was included into the championships programme along with GR and freestyle wrestling (subsequently discontinued and from 1983 contested separately). Since 2014 associated traditional wrestling styles recognized globally by UWW were incorporated into the annual championships schedule. Summary Until 2005 there was held separate championships for each wrestling style. First women championships was held in 1988 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
The 56th Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, was a sport wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ... between 22 and 25 March 2018. This international tournament includes competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This tournament is held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and World Champion Nikola Petroff. Event videos The event was aired freely on the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation Live YouTube channel. Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations 464 competitors from 33 nations participated. * (6) * (4) * (4) * (66) * (2) * (1) * ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
The 53rd Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, was a sport wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ... between 24 and 26 April 2015. This international tournament includes competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This tournament is held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and World Champion Nikola Petroff. Event videos The event was aired freely on the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation Live YouTube channel. Medal table Medal overview Men's freestyle Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations 299 competitors from 28 nations participated. * (1) * (11) * (11) * (9) * (1) * (66) * (1) * (14) * (1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
The 52nd Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament, was a sport wrestling event held in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ... between 21 and 23 February 2014. This international tournament includes competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling and men's Greco-Roman wrestling. This tournament is held in honor of Dan Kolov who was the first European freestyle wrestling champion from Bulgaria and European and World Champion Nikola Petroff. Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Participating nations 351 competitors from 35 nations participated. * (13) * (17) * (8) * (7) * (2) * (64) * (6) * (2) * (3) * (5) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (20) * (8) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (5) * ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 Yasar Dogu Tournament
The 48th Yasar Dogu Tournament 2020, was a wrestling event held in Istanbul, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ... between 10 and 12 January 2020. The international tournament included competition in both men's and women's freestyle wrestling. The tournament was held in honor of the two time Olympic Champion, Yaşar Doğu. Medal table Team ranking Medal overview Men's freestyle Women's freestyle Participating nations 216 competitors from 19 nations participated. * (26) * (17) * (1) * (16) * (3) * (5) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (3) * (1) * (7) * (3) * (9) * (10) * (2) * (94) * (5) * (8) See also * 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb Open References {{Yasar Dogu Wrestling Tournament Yasar Dogu 2020 in sport wrestling January 2020 sports events in Turkey S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wrestling At The 2018 Mediterranean Games
The wrestling competition at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 24 to 27 June at the Vila-seca Pavilion in Vila-seca. Medal table Medalists Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External links2018 Mediterranean Games – Wrestling Results book {{Mediterranean Games Wrestling Mediterranean
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Wrestling At The 2013 Mediterranean Games
The Wrestling competition at the 2013 Mediterranean Games was held in the ''CNR Yenişehir Fair Ground Hall C'' in Mersin from June 22 to June 26, 2013. Medal table Medalists Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle See also * 2013 in wrestling References {{Mediterranean Games Wrestling Wrestling 2013 Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern ... International wrestling competitions hosted by Turkey ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |