Kerem Kamal (born 10 August 1999) is a Turkish

wrestler 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 diffe ...

competing in the 60 kg division of

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

. He is a member of Istanbul BB SK. He won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the

2022 European Wrestling Championships The 2022 European Wrestling Championships was held from 28 March to 3 April 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. Belarusian and Russian wrestlers did not compete at the event after a ban as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian invasion ...

held in Budapest, Hungary.

Career

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. In that same year, he also won one of the bronze medals in that event at the

2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship The 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships were the second edition of U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events, held from November 12 to 18 in Bucharest, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, ...

held in Bucharest, Romania. In 2020, he won the silver medal in the 60kg event at the

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. It predates World Wrestling Championships and other regional wrestling championships ...

held in Rome, Italy. A year earlier, he won one of the bronze medals in this event. In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 60kg event where he was eliminated in his first match. In November 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in that event at the

2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships The 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the fourth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and it was held from 1 to 7 November 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's fr ...

held in Belgrade, Serbia. He won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary. He also won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games (), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran 2022, was an international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 6 July 2022 in Oran, Algeria. Oran was announced as the host city at th ...

held in Oran, Algeria.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamal, Kerem Living people Sportspeople from Manisa Turkish male sport wrestlers European Games competitors for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Turkey 1999 births European Wrestling Champions Wrestlers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey 21st-century Turkish sportsmen