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Draft:Hamza Bakır

Hamza Bakır
Personal information
Full nameMuhammet Hamza Bakır
NationalityTurkish
Born (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 25)
Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materIstanbul Aydın University
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight130 kg (290 lb; 20 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class130 kg
Event
Greco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 Bratislava130 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2026 Antalya130 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place2021 Plovdiv130 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2020 Warsaw130 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Tunis130 kg
Gold medal – first place2023 Bucharest130 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Ulaanbaatar130 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Tirana130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Zagreb130 kg
FISU World Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Samsun130 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Tirana130 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Bucharest130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Baku130 kg
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Ufa130 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Tallinn130 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pontevedra130 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Dortmund130 kg
World Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Zagreb110 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Skopje110 kg

Hamza Bakır (born 20 January 2001, Istanbul) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. Competing in the 130 kg division, he represents Turkey internationally and competes for Ankara ASKI Sports Club. He won the gold medal at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships, the silver medal at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships, and represented Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Bakır achieved major success at an early stage in age-group competitions. In 2018, he became both European and world cadet champion, while in 2019 he won the gold medal at the European Juniors Wrestling Championships and the bronze medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships.[1][5]

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg event at the International Pytlasinski Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament held in Poland. His 4–0 victory over 2019 world champion Heiki Nabi of Estonia in the final was one of his first notable breakthroughs at senior level.[6]

At the 2021 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Dortmund, he became European junior champion by defeating Ukrainian wrestler Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi 3–1 in the final.[7][8] Later that year, he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Russia. On his way to the final, he defeated Kyrgyz wrestler Erlan Manatbekov, Armenian wrestler Razmik Kurdyan by technical fall, 8–0, and Russian wrestler Armen Chokoliyan, 4–0. In the final, he faced Sarkhan Mammadov for the gold medal and won 3–1 to become world junior champion.[9][10]

After winning the bronze medal at the 2023 European U23 Wrestling Championships, he won the gold medal in the 130 kg final at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana by once again defeating Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi, this time by a score of 5–3.[11][2][12]

In 2024, he won another bronze medal at the 2024 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Baku.[13] He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first round to Egyptian wrestler Abdellatif Mohamed and finished the tournament in fourteenth place.[4][14][15]

In 2025, he won the silver medal at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series in Tirana and the gold medal at the 2025 Ulaanbaatar Open in Ulaanbaatar.[16][17] Later that year, at the 2025 European Wrestling Championships in Bratislava, he advanced to the final by defeating David Ovasapyan, Beka Kandelaki and Jello Krahmer. In the final, he lost to Sergei Semenov on last-point criteria after their bout ended 1–1, and won the silver medal.[3][18]

At the beginning of 2026, he won the bronze medal at the 2026 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Antalya.[19][20]

Personal life

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His father Fatih Bakır and his brother Cemal Yusuf Bakır are also Greco-Roman wrestlers. He graduated from Istanbul Aydın University.

References

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  1. 1 2 "BAKIR Muhammet Hamza". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Turkiye rejoices with Bakir gold, team title; Gutu ends Worlds gold drought". United World Wrestling. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Senior European Championships Bratislava, SK – Complete Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dünya Yıldızlar Şampiyonası'nda Bakır'dan altın madalya". Anadolu Agency. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "İAÜ'lünün Sırtı Yere Gelmiyor!". Istanbul Aydın University. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Bisultanov Gives Denmark GR Gold, Two Repeat as Euro Champs at #WrestleDortmund". United World Wrestling. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Milli güreşçi Muhammed Hamza Bakır'dan altın madalya". TRT Haber. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dünya Gençler Güreş Şampiyonasında Muhammed Hamza Bakır altın madalya kazandı". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "U23 Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda 2 bronz madalya". Turkish Wrestling Federation. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "23 Yaş Altı Grekoromen Milli Takımı ilk kez dünya şampiyonu oldu". TRT Haber. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "U23 Güreş Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda 2 gümüş 2 bronz madalya". General Directorate of Sports Services. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Paris 2024'te güreşecek Hamza Bakır, sorumluğunun farkında". Anadolu Agency. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Milli güreşçi Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu repesajda mücadele edecek". Anadolu Agency. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "2nd Ranking Series Tirana, AL – Final Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ulaanbaatar Open 2025 – Complete Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Milli güreşçi Hamza Bakır, Avrupa 2'ncisi oldu". Anadolu Agency. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Yaşar Doğu - Vehbi Emre - Hamit Kaplan International Tournament – Jan 2026 Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Uluslararası Yaşar Doğu, Vehbi Emre ve Hamit Kaplan Turnuvası'nda İkinci Gün Tamamlandı". Turkish Wrestling Federation. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
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