Yüksel Sarıçiçek

Yüksel Sarıçiçek
Personal information
Full nameYüksel Sarıçiçek
Born (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002
Sivas, Turkey
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event
Greco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKİ
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
2026 Antalya 82 kg
Grand Prix
2026 Zagreb 82 kg
2023 Bishkek 77 kg
2023 Bucharest 60 kg
European U23 Championships
2024 Baku 77 kg
World U20 Championships
2022 Sofia 77 kg
European U20 Championships
2022 Rome 77 kg

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

  1. ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek profile page". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Milli sporcu Yüksel Sarıçiçek gümüş madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Yuksel Saricicek results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Yuksel Saricicek results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek Zagreb Açık'ta altın madalya kazandı". Habertürk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Yüksel Sarıçiçek athlete profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 10 March 2026.