Adem Kılıçcı

Adem Kılıççı (pronounced [ˈadem ˈkɯlɯtʃˈtʃɯ]; born March 5, 1986) is a Turkish amateur boxer in the middleweight division. At 1.85 m (6.1 ft), he weighs 75 kg (165 lb). He is currently a member of the Fenerbahçe Boxing Club in Istanbul.[1][2] On 1 February 2017, the IOC disqualified Kılıççı from the 2012 Olympic Games due to an adverse test for turinabol, a finding from the IOC's 2016 wave of retesting of samples from previous Games. Kılıççı had ranked 5th in men's 69–75 kg boxing.[3]

Adem Kılıççı
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1986-03-05) March 5, 1986
Ağrı, Turkey
Height1.85 m (6.1 ft)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur boxing
Event(s)Welterweight
ClubFenerbahçe Boxing
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
2007 Chicago Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
2011 Ankara Middleweight
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Middleweight
2009 Pescara Welterweight
World University Championships
2004 Antalya Welterweight

Welterweight

Kılıççı won a silver medal at the 2004 World University Boxing Championship in Antalya, Turkey.[4]

Kılıççı participated at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Chicago, USA and won the bronze medal at welterweight.[5]

At the 2008 Olympics he was upset in the first round by British boxer Billy Joe Saunders 3:14 and decided to move up to middleweight.

Middleweight

In 2009, Kılıcı gained the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy losing to Rachid Hamani in the final.

He won the silver medal at the 2011 European Amaetur Championships held in Ankara, Turkey losing to Maxim Koptyakov (RUS).

At the 2012 Olympics he defeated Nursahat Pazziyev and Aleksandar Drenovak then lost 13:17 to Ryōta Murata. But he tested positive for steroid turinabol after re-analysis of his samples, and was disqualified.[3] He won a gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey.

Competitions
Year Competition Results
2017 Survivor Ünlüler-Volunteers 2nd
2018 Survivor 2018: Ünlüler-Volunteers Won

References
  1. Fenerbahçe Boxing squad
  2. "Adem Kilicci". Sports Reference/Olympics. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. "IOC SANCTIONS THREE ATHLETES FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TEST AT LONDON 2012". International Olympic Committee. 1 Feb 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  4. FISU Archived November 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships
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