Yüksel Sarıçiçek
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| Full name | Yüksel Sarıçiçek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 2002 Sivas, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara ASKİ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yüksel Sarıçiçek is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 82 kg division.[1]
Career
Sarıçiçek won the silver medal at the 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the Greco-Roman 77 kg event.[2]
In 2023, he won bronze medals at the Ion Corneanu & Ladislau Simon Memorial tournament and the 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament.[3]
He won the silver medal at the 2024 European U23 Wrestling Championships in the 77 kg category.[4]
In 2026, Sarıçiçek won the gold medal at the 2026 Grand Prix Zagreb Open ranking series tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, in the Greco-Roman 82 kg event.[5] Earlier in 2026, he also won the gold medal at the 2026 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament.[6]
Personal life
Sarıçiçek is from Sivas, Turkey. His brother Muhittin Sarıçiçek is also a wrestler.
References
- ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek profile page". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Milli sporcu Yüksel Sarıçiçek gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Yuksel Saricicek results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Yuksel Saricicek results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek Zagreb Açık'ta altın madalya kazandı". Habertürk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
External links
- Yüksel Sarıçiçek at United World Wrestling
- Yüksel Sarıçiçek at the International Wrestling Database