Mehmet Özal

Mehmet Özal

Personal information
Born	(1978-10-31) 31 October 1978 (age 46) Ankara- Turkey
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman wrestling Representing  Turkey Olympic Games 2004 Athens 96 kg World Championships 2002 Moscow 96 kg 2001 Patras 97 kg European Championships 2000 Moscow 97 kg Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad 96 kg World Military Championships 2000 Camp Lejeune 97 kg Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 97 kg

Mehmet Özal (born 31 October 1978 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish wrestler in Greco-Roman style. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.^[1][2]

He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.^[3]

At the World Championships he has won a bronze and a gold medal, in 2001 and 2002, respectively. He also won a bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

• 1998 World University Championships in Ankara, Turkey - bronze (97 kg)
• 2000 European Championships in Moscow, Russia - bronze (97 kg)
• 2000 World Military Championships in Camp Lejeune, NC, U.S. - gold (97 kg)
• 2000 World University Championships in Tokyo, Japan - bronze (97 kg)
• 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - 5th (97 kg)
• 2001 World Cup in Levallois-Perret, Paris, France - 4th (97 kg)
• 2001 World Championships in Patras, Greece - bronze (97 kg)
• 2002 European Championships in Seinäjoki, Finland - 14th (96 kg)
• 2002 World Championships in Moscow, Russia - gold (96 kg)
• 2003 European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia - 9th (96 kg)
• 2003 World Championships in Créteil, Paris, France - 14th (96 kg)
• 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece - bronze (96 kg)
• 2004 European Championships in Haparanda, Finland - 6th (96 kg)
• 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almeria, Spain - bronze (96 kg)
• 2007 Military Olympics in Hyderabad, India - gold (96 kg)

References

1. "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
2. "Doç.Dr.Mehmet ÖZAL | Güreşiyorum".
3. "International Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

• Mehmet Özal at the International Wrestling Database
• Mehmet Özal at Olympics.com
• Mehmet Özal at Olympedia (archive)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Ali Enver Adakan	Flagbearer for  Turkey Beijing 2008	Succeeded by Neslihan Demir Darnel