Şeref Tüfenk

Şeref Tüfenk (born September 22, 1983 in Rize) is a Turkish amateur Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed for the men's middleweight category.[1] He is a two-time Olympian and a silver medalist for the 74 kg division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland. He studied at Ondokuz Mayıs University.[2]

Şeref Tüfenk
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983
Rize, Turkey
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubBüyük Şehir Belediyesi
Coached byRustam Koyuncu
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
2008 Tampere-74 kg
Summer Universiade
2005 İzmir-74 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara-74 kg

Tufenk made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he placed second in the preliminary pool of the men's lightweight class (60 kg), against Cuba's Roberto Monzón, Iran's Ali Ashkani, and Greece's Christos Gikas. In 2005, he won the gold medal at the Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tufenk switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's 74 kg division. Unfortunately, he lost the qualifying round match to Azerbaijan's Ilgar Abdulov, with a two-set technical score (1–2, 1–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.[3]

He also defeated France's Christophe Guénot for the gold medal in the same division at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Şeref Tüfenk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Güreş Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
  3. "Men's Greco-Roman 74kg (163 lbs) Qualification Official". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  4. "Turkish wrestler wins gold medal in Mediterranean Games". World Bulletin (Turkey). 27 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2013.


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