Morten Thoresen

Morten Thoresen (born 2 January 1997) is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler. In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3] He hails from Bodø.[4]

Morten Thoresen
Personal information
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997
Sport
CountryNorway
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubBodø BK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Norway
European Championships
2020 Rome 67 kg
European U23 Championship
2018 Istanbul 67 kg

Career

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6] A month earlier, he competed in the 67 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships without winning a medal.[7] He was eliminated in his second match by Fredrik Bjerrehuus of Denmark.[7]

In 2019, he competed in the 67 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal.[8] He was eliminated in his second match by Frank Stäbler of Germany.[8]

Major results
Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2020 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st Greco-Roman 67 kg

References
  1. "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "EM-gull til bryteren Morten Thoresen". Nettavisen Sport (in Norwegian). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. Isaksen, Kristin Skjefstad (12 February 2020). "Tok EM-gull i bryting: – Nå skal jeg hjem og få meg en ny tann" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. Morgan, Liam (6 June 2018). "Russia secure four gold medals at UWW Under-23 European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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