Morten Thoresen
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| Born | 2 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bodø BK | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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 |
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| 2020 | European Championships |  Rome, Italy
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1st | Greco-Roman 67 kg |
References
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "EM-gull til bryteren Morten Thoresen". Nettavisen Sport (in Norwegian). 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (6 June 2018). "Russia secure four gold medals at UWW Under-23 European Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
- Morten Thoresen at the International Wrestling Database
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