Thursday, July 09, 2009

your classmate Şeref Eroğlu

Şeref Eroğlu (born November 25, 1975 in Kahramanmaraş) is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.

He is a world champion and has won four gold and one silver medals at the European Championships. In 1997 he was named Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).

[edit] Achievements

* 1991 World Juniors Championships in Spain - bronze
* 1992 World Juniors Championships in Colombia - gold
* 1992 European Espoir Championships in Székesfehérvár, Hungary - 5th (Bantamweight)
* 1993 World Espoir Championships in Greece - bronze
* 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon, France - bronze (Bantamweight)
* 1994 World Championships in Tampere, Finland - 5th (Bantamweight)
* 1994 European Espoir Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Bantamweight)
* 1994 European Championships in Athens, Greece - gold (Bantamweight)
* 1995 World Espoir Championships in Tehran, Iran - gold (Featherweight)
* 1996 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary - gold (Bantamweight)
* 1997 European Championships in Oulu, Finland - silver (Featherweight)
* 1997 World Championships in Warsaw, Poland - gold (Featherweight)
* 1998 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus - gold (Featherweight)
* 1998 World Championships in Gävle, Sweden - silver (Featherweight)
* 2001 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Featherweight)
* 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece - silver (Lightweight)

3 Comments:

Blogger the blog said...

Wow, GREAT!
everybody be careful ;)

Thu Jul 09, 03:15:00 PM  
Blogger the blog said...

Wow!
If I had know about you, I would have never sat next to you in the speaking class))))))
Joke))))
Roza.
Do you remember me?

Sat Jul 11, 03:49:00 AM  
Blogger the blog said...

Since I found out who Seref is, I have been telling everyone I know. I think I have never had an Olympic medal winner in my class- and I probably never will again. So let's enjoy the opportunity and help him learn English!

How old were you when you started wrestling?

Kevin

Sat Jul 11, 08:23:00 PM  

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