Aslan Atem (born January 7, 1991) is a Turkish

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of Turkish Meskhetian origin, competing in the 80 kg division of

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. He is a member of the

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

Atem debuted internationally at the 2008 European Championships for Cadets and won the gold medal in the 76 kg division in

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, Latvia. At the 2010 Mediterranean Championship held in

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, Turkey, he became bronze medalist in the 84 kg division. Atem won the gold medal in the 84 kg division at the 2010 European Championships for Juniors in

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, Bulgaria. He became bronze medalist at the

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, Latvia. He won the silver medal at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championship held in

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, Turkey. He was silver medalist at the Golden Grand Prix 2016 in Baju, Azerbaijan. He captured the silver medal at the

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held in

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, Hungary. He became bronze medalist at the

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, Serbia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atem, Aslan Living people 1991 births Place of birth missing (living people) Meskhetian Turkish people Turkish male sport wrestlers İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor sportspeople European Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Turkish sportsmen