Rıza Kayaalp
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Rıza Kayaalp (pronounced [ɾɯˈza kajaˈaɫp]; born 10 October 1989) is a five-time world champion and twelve-time European level champion (tied with Aleksandr Karelin)[1][a] Turkish wrestler competing in the 130 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling.[3] He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a graduate of the Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports Academy and studies his master's degree at Bozok University.[4]
Wrestling career
[edit]Kayaalp won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling (120 kg division) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.[5] He is also a world champion, beating Mijaín López on the finals of the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
Kayaalp qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics,[6] where he won bronze medal at Greco-Roman style in 120 kg.
He was the flag bearer of Turkey at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Mediterranean Games,[7] where he won the gold medal in the 120 kg division by beating Radhwen Chebbi of Tunisia 2–0.[8]
At the 2013 European Wrestling Championships, Riza Kayaalp won a gold medal in the 120 kg division.[9]
At the European Wrestling Championship in 2014, Kayaalp won a gold medal.[10]
At the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, Kayaalp received a silver medal after losing to Mijain Lopez 2–0 in the final of the 130 kg Greco-Roman style division.[11]
At the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, Kayaalp won a gold medal.[12]
Kayaalp once again lost against his Cuban rival Mijain Lopez at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Cuban, who lost to Kayaalp in last year's world finals, scored in only 15 seconds to essentially seal the match.[13] He competed at the Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg, winning the silver medal.[14]
Kayaalp won a gold medal, the seventh of his career, at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Serbia[15]
Kayaalp bagged the gold medal at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris. Competing in the 130 kg (286 pounds) Greco-Roman category, Kayaalp defeated his Estonian rival Heiki Nabi to become the world wrestling champion.[16]
Kayaalp has won the gold medal at the European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk in Russia's northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan. Competing in the 130 kg category, Kayaalp defeated Russian opponent Vitalii Shchur by a 2–1 score. The victory marked Kayaalp's eighth European title – seven are consecutive – equalizing another Turkish wrestling legend Hamza Yerlikaya's record.[17]
Kayaalp became the European wrestling champion for the ninth time in the 2019 championships held in Bucharest, Romania. After defeating his Georgian rival, Iakobi Kajaia 3:0 in the finals, Kayaalp took the gold medal to become the 2019 champion in 130 kilogram category. Winning his ninth title, Kayaalp became the most decorated Turkish wrestlers in European tournaments.[18]
Kayaalp clinched gold at 2019 World Wrestling Championships. With a 3–1 win over Oscar Pino Hinds, Kayaalp became the first Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler to have won four world titles. With his latest title Kayaalp also surpassed wrestling greats Hamza Yerlikaya and Selçuk Çebi, who have three titles in Greco-Roman wrestling each. He also equalized Hüseyin Akbaş's record in freestyle wrestling.[19]
Kayaalp won another gold by beating his Estonian rival Heiki Nabi 3–1 in the Greco-Roman 130 kilos in China, at the International Military Sports Council (CISM) World Games, an Olympic event where soldiers compete.[20]
Kayaalp was chosen as the 2020 Athlete of the Year at the 66th Gillette Milliyet Athlete of the Year awards.[21]
Kayaalp clinched his 10th European wrestling title by beating Georgia's Iakobi Kajaia 3–1 in the Greco-Roman 130 kg final.[22] Kayaalp had to wait until the final match of the day to claim his historic title. In the final, he faced Iakobi Kajaia from Georgia, the same wrestler he had defeated to win the 2019 European title. Kayaalp won the final 3–1 after scoring a takedown and one point for Kajaia's passivity. He gave up a point for his own inactivity in the second round.[23]
Rıza Kayaalp defeated Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh to win his third Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[24]
In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament, the first United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, held in Istanbul, Turkey.[25] He won the gold medal in the men's 130 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Kayaalp claimed a 4–0 victory over Danila Sotnikov from Italy in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division in Hungary's capital. Rıza Kayaalp won his eleventh gold medal in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division.[26] He won the gold medal in the men's 130 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022, the third United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the year, held in Rome, Italy. Kayaalp claimed a 4–0 victory over Sabah Shariati from Azerbaijan in the 130 kg Greco-Roman division.[27] Rıza Kayaalp beats Amin Mirzazadeh of Iran in men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Kayaalp bagged his fifth world championship as he won gold medal in men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at 2011 Istanbul and three golds in men's Greco-Roman 130 kg at 2015 Las Vegas, 2017 Paris and 2019 Nur-Sultan.[28] Kayaalp became the first Turkish wrestler to win the world championship for the 5th time.[29] Kayaalp, said he had been battling a shoulder injury and other ailments over the past two months during his preparation for Belgrade. "Preparing for the World Championships with the injuries was very hard for me, especially in the last training camp it is very important to stay injury free," Kayaalp said. "I knew that the injuries will affect me in the final fight, so I changed my tactic a little bit. My defense is very good and we knew that."[30]
In 2023, Rıza Kayaalp became European Champion for the 12th in Greco-Roman 130 kilogram at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Kayaalp, 33, defeated Sabah Shariati from Azerbaijan with a 2–1 result to win the gold medal in the Croatian capital Zagreb. He reached the final with 8–0 technical victories over Boris Petrusic of Serbia, Oskar Marvik of Norway and Mantas Knystautas of Lithuania. With this gold, Kayaalp equaled Aleksandr Karelin's record of 12 European gold medals.[31][32]
He won the silver medal in the 130 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[33]
Major results
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Kaspiysk, Russia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| 2017 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2016 | Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Riga, Latvia | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Las Vegas, United States | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2014 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 130 kg |
| European Championships | Vantaa, Finland | 1st | Greco-Roman 130 kg | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| European Championships | Dortmund, Germany | 2nd | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| 2010 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| European Championships | Azerbaijan, Germany | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Vilnius, Lithuania | 3rd | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 1st | Greco-Roman 120 kg |
Wrestling record
[edit]| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 234–18 |  Amin Mirzazadeh
|
2–2 | 2023-09-22 | 2023 World Championships 
|
 Belgrade
|
| Win | 234–17 |  Meng Lingzhe
|
3–1 | 2023-09-21 | ||
| Win | 233–17 |  Heiki Nabi
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 232–17 |  Abdellatif Mohamed
|
7–2 | |||
| 231–17 |  Dáriusz Vitek
|
Forfeit | 2023-07-16 | 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János | Budapest
| |
| 231–17 | Amir Monjazi
|
Forfeit | ||||
| Win | 231–17 |  Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
8–1 | |||
| Win | 230–17 |  Sabah Shariati
|
2–1 | 2023-04-22 | 2023 European Championships 
|
 Zagreb
|
| Win | 229–17 |  Mantas Knystautas
|
8–0 Tech Fall | 2023-04-21 | ||
| Win | 228–17 |  Oskar Marvik
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 227–17 | Boris Petrušić
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 226–17 | Amin Mirzazadeh
|
1–1 | 2022-09-13 | 2022 World Championships
|
Belgrade
|
| Win | 225–17 |  Muminjon Abdullaev
|
5–3 | 2022-09-12 | ||
| Win | 224–17 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 223–17 |  Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
5–1 | |||
| Win | 222–17 | Sabah Shariati
|
4–0 | 2022-06-22 | Matteo Pellicone 2022
|
 Rome
|
| Win | 221–17 | Oskar Marvik
|
2–1 | |||
| Win | 220–17 | Mantas Knystautas
|
3–1 | |||
| Win | 219–17 | Danila Sotnikov
|
4–0 | 2022-04-02 | 2022 European Championships
|
Budapest
|
| Win | 218–17 | Beka Kandelaki
|
1–1 | 2022-04-01 | ||
| Win | 217–17 | Dáriusz Vitek
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 216–17 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 215–17 |  Rafal Krajewski
|
8–0 Tech Fall | 2022-02-24 | Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 2022 
|
 Istanbul
|
| Loss | 214–17 | Beka Kandelaki
|
5–2 Fall | |||
| Win | 214–16 |  Anton Savenko
|
4–1 | |||
| Win | 213–16 | Amin Mirzazadeh
|
7–2 | 2021-08-02 | 2020 Summer Olympics
|
 Tokyo
|
| Loss | 212–16 |  Mijaín López
|
0–2 | 2021-08-01 | ||
| Win | 212–15 |  Eduard Popp
|
6–2 | |||
| Win | 211–15 | Mantas Knystautas
|
5–1 | |||
| Win | 210–15 |  Iakob Kajaia
|
3–1 | 2021-04-19 | 2021 European Wrestling Championships
|
Warsaw
|
| Win | 209–15 | Eduard Popp
|
5–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 208–15 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 207–15 | Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
10–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 206–15 | Abdellatif Mohamed
|
7–0 | 2021-03-04 | Matteo Pellicone 2021
|
Rome
|
| Win | 205–15 |  Zurabi Gedekhauri
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 204–15 |  Yasmani Acosta
|
2–0 | |||
| Win | 203–15 | Mansur Shadukayev
|
4–2 | |||
| Win | 202–15 | Marko Koscevic
|
9–0 Tech Fall | 2019-10-23 | 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb Open
|
Zagreb
|
| Win | 201–15 | Boban Zivanovic
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 200–15 | Ante Milković
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Loss | 199–15 | Mykola Kuchmii
|
1–5 | 2020-02-10 | 2020 European Wrestling Championships | Rome
|
| Win | 199–14 | Adam Varga
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 198–14 | Heiki Nabi
|
6–2 | 2019-10-23 | 2019 Military World Games
|
Wuhan
|
| Win | 197–14 | Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
13–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 196–14 | Eduard Popp
|
8–2 | |||
| Win | 195–14 | Amin Mirzazadeh
|
8–3 | |||
| Win | 194–14 | Óscar Pino
|
3–1 | 2019-09-14 | 2019 World Wrestling Championships
|
Nur-Sultan
|
| Win | 193–14 | Eduard Popp
|
4–1 | |||
| Win | 192–14 | Iakob Kajaia
|
5–1 | |||
| Win | 191–14 | Meng Lingzhe
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 190–14 | Yasmani Acosta
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 189–14 | Iakob Kajaia
|
3–0 | 2019-04-12 | 2019 European Wrestling Championships
|
Bucharest
|
| Win | 188–14 | Heiki Nabi
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 187–14 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 186–14 | Sabah Shariati
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 185–14 | Ante Milković
|
5–0 Fall | |||
| Loss | 184–14 | Heiki Nabi
|
1–2 | 2018-10-25 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest
|
| Win | 184–13 |  Kiril Grishchenko
|
5–2 | 2018-07-20 | 2018 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 183–13 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
|
4–2 | |||
| Win | 182–13 | Mykola Kuchmii
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 181–13 | Arata Sonoda
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 180–13 | Vitalii Shchur
|
2–1 | 2018-04-30 | 2018 European Wrestling Championships
|
Kaspiysk
|
| Win | 179–13 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 178–13 | Georgi Chugoshvili
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 177–13 | Bálint Lám
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 176–13 | Zviadi Pataridze
|
5–0 | 2018-03-22 | 2018 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
|
 Sofia
|
| Win | 175–13 | Constantin Hutuleac
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 174–13 | Boban Zivanovic
|
10–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 174–12 | Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 173–12 | Heiki Nabi
|
2–1 | 2017-08-21 | 2017 World Wrestling Championships
|
 Paris
|
| Win | 172–12 | Óscar Pino
|
2–1 | |||
| Win | 171–12 | Kiryl Hryshchanka
|
3–1 | |||
| Win | 170–12 | Muminjon Abdullaev
|
2–0 | |||
| Win | 169–12 | Bálint Lám
|
4–3 | 2017-05-06 | 2017 European Wrestling Championships
|
Novi Sad
|
| Win | 168–12 | Christian John
|
7–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 167–12 | Levan Arabuli
|
3–1 | |||
| Win | 166–12 |  Tamas Soos
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 165–12 | Muminjon Abdullaev
|
9–0 Tech Fall | 2017-03-04 | 2017 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 164–12 | Miloslav Metodiev
|
2–1 | |||
| Win | 163–12 | Osman Yıldırım
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 162–12 | Sandro Dikhaminjia
|
4–1 | |||
| Loss | 161–12 | Mijaín López
|
0–6 | 2016-08-14 | 2016 Summer Olympics
|
 Rio de Janeiro
|
| Win | 161–11 | Eduard Popp
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 160–11 | Sabah Shariati
|
5–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 159–11 |  Erwin Caraballo
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 158–11 | Vitalii Shchur
|
8–2 | 2016-07-02 | 2016 Grand Prix of Germany
|
Dortmund
|
| Win | 157–11 | Eduard Popp
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 156–11 | Mantas Knystautas
|
5–2 | |||
| Win | 155–11 | Mumindan Abdullaev
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 154–11 | Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
2–2 Fall | 2016-03-12 | 2016 European Wrestling Championships
|
 Riga
|
| Win | 153–11 |  Johan Euren
|
4–2 | |||
| Win | 152–11 | Vitalii Shchur
|
3–1 | |||
| Win | 151–11 | Lyubomir Dimitrov
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 150–11 | Mijaín López
|
1–0 | 2015-09-07 | 2015 World Wrestling Championships
|
 Las Vegas
|
| Win | 149–11 | Sabah Shariati
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 148–11 | Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 147–11 |  Lukas Hörmann
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 146–11 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
|
2–0 | |||
| Win | 145–11 | Sabah Shariati
|
3–1 | 2015-06-13 | 2015 European Games
|
Baku
|
| Win | 144–11 | Heiki Nabi
|
7–0 | |||
| Win | 143–11 | Sergey Semenov
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 142–11 | Bálint Lám
|
2–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 141–11 | Ali Nail Arslan
|
2–0 | 2015-04-04 | 2015 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 140–11 | Behnam Mehdizadeh
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 139–11 | Kirill Hryschenko
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 138–11 | Guram Pherselidze
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 137–11 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis
|
6–0 | |||
| Loss | 136–11 | Mijaín López
|
0–2 | 2014-09-08 | 2014 World Wrestling Championships
|
Tashkent
|
| Win | 136–10 | Lyubomir Dimitrov
|
4–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 135–10 | Heiki Nabi
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 134–10 | Balint Lam
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 133–10 | Lyubomir Dimitrov
|
9–0 Tech Fall | 2014-04-01 | 2014 European Wrestling Championships
|
 Vantaa
|
| Win | 132–10 | Vasily Parshin
|
9–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 131–10 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis
|
3–3 Fall | |||
| Win | 130–10 | Oleksandr Chernetskyi
|
2–0 | |||
| Win | 129–10 | Atilla Güzel
|
5–0 | 2014-02-01 | 2014 Vehbi Emre Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 128–10 | Bayram Nigar
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 127–10 | Emin Öztürk
|
2–0 | |||
| Win | 126–10 | Miloslav Metodiev
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 125–10 | Osman Yıldırım
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 124–10 | Johan Eurén
|
5–1 | 2013-07-15 | 2013 World Wrestling Championships
|
Budapest
|
| Win | 123–10 | Amir Aliakbari
|
1–4 Disq, Dop. | |||
| Win | 122–10 | Robby Smith
|
7–0 | |||
| Win | 121–10 | Sergey Andrusik
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 120–10 |  Naveen Kumar
|
4–0 Fall | |||
| Win | 119–10 | Amir Aliakbari
|
5–1 | 2013-07-15 | World University Games
|
Kazan
|
| Win | 118–10 | Nurmakhan Tinaliyev
|
7–3 | |||
| Win | 117–10 | Sergey Andrusik
|
4–4 Fall | |||
| Win | 116–10 | Abas Abdullaev
|
2–1 | |||
| Win | 115–10 |  Nevruz Arabov
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 114–10 |  Radhouane Chebbi
|
8–0 Tech Fall | 2013-06-20 | 2013 Mediterranean Games
|
Mersin
|
| Win | 113–10 | Mohamed Mohamed
|
7–1 | |||
| Win | 112–10 |  Nikolaos Leon
|
8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 111–10 | Evgeni Orlov
|
3–0 | 2013-03-19 | European Championship
|
Tbilisi
|
| Win | 110–10 | Guram Pherselidze
|
5–1 | |||
| Win | 109–10 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 108–10 | Radomir Petković
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 107–10 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
|
6–0 | 2013-02-02 | 2013 Vehbi Emre Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 106–10 | Mahdi Nouri
|
4-0 | |||
| Win | 105–10 | Alikhan Ayubov
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 104–10 | Levan Arabuli
|
4-0 Fall | |||
| Win | 103–10 | Guram Pherselidze
|
2–0 | 2012-08-05 | 2012 Summer Olympics
|
 London
|
| Loss | 102–10 | Mijaín López
|
0–3 | |||
| Win | 102–9 | Dremiel Byers
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 101–9 | Evgeni Orlov
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 100–9 |  Yongmin Kim
|
8–0 Tech Fall | 2012-05-19 | World Cup
|
Saransk
|
| Win | 99–9 | Bálint Lám
|
4 : 1 (2:1) | |||
| Win | 98–9 |  Vachagan Yeghiazaryan
|
6–0 (4–0) | |||
| Win | 97–9 | Zaur Mehraliev
|
3–1 (2–0) | |||
| Win | 96–9 | Khasan Baroev
|
5–0 (2–0) | 2012-03-06 | 2012 European Championship
|
Belgrade
|
| Win | 95–9 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos
|
3–0 (2–0) | |||
| Win | 94–9 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
|
3–0 (2–0) | |||
| Win | 93–9 | Guram Pherselidze
|
5–0 (2–0) | |||
| Win | 92–9 | Yury Patrikeyev
|
3–1 | |||
| Win | 91–9 | Xenofon Koutsioumpas
|
6–0 | 2011-12-10 | FILA Test Tournament
|
London
|
| Win | 90–9 | Łukasz Banak
|
7–4 | |||
| Win | 89–9 | Marijus Grygelis
|
4–2 | |||
| Win | 88–9 | Yannick Szczepaniak
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 87–9 | Mijaín López
|
4–0 | 2011-09-12 | World Championship
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 86–9 | Nurmakhan Tinaliyev
|
6–3 | |||
| Win | 85–9 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 84–9 | Ivan Ivanov
|
4–0 | |||
| Win | 83–9 | Redhouane Chebbi
|
5-0-(3–0) | |||
| Win | 82–9 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos
|
3 : 0 (2:0) | 2010-04-17 | Golden Grand Prix
|
Baku
|
| Win | 81–9 | Dremiel Byers
|
3 : 1 (2:1) | |||
| Win | 80–9 | Heiki Nabi
|
3 : 0 (2:0) | |||
| Win | 79–9 | Dimitri Javakhishvili
|
3 : 0 (2:0) | |||
| Loss | 78–9 | Khasan Baroev
|
1–3 | 2011-04-02 | 2011 European Championship
|
Dortmund
|
| Win | 78–8 | Yury Patrikeyev
|
7-0 | |||
| Win | 77–8 | Nico Schmidt
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 76–8 | Johan Eurén
|
3–0 | |||
| Win | 75–8 | David Lengyel
|
6–0 | |||
| Win | 74–8 | Nurmakhan Tinaliyev
|
3–1 | 2011-02-19 | World Cup
|
Minsk
|
| Win | 73–8 | Bashir Babajanzadeh
|
7–4 | |||
| Win | 72–8 | Vachagan Yeghiazaryan
|
11–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 71–8 | Bashir Babajanzadeh
|
3–0 | 2011-01-29 | 2011 Vehbi Emre Tournament
|
Istanbul
|
| Win | 70–8 | Atilla Güzel
|
5–5 | |||
| Win | 69–8 | Yessengeldy Zhalgasbaev
|
5–0 | |||
| Win | 68–8 | Amir Ghasemi Monjazi
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7–0 | 2010-10-26 | Golden Grand Prix
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Torino
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| Win | 67–8 | Igor Didyk
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8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 66–8 | Vladimir Sariev
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5–2 | |||
| Win | 65–8 | Dremiel Byers
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4–0 | 2010-09-06 | 2010 World Championships
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Moscow
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| Win | 64–8 | Johan Eurén
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3–0 | |||
| Win | 63–8 | Dalal Dharmender
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3–0 | |||
| Loss | 62–8 | Yury Patrikeyev
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0–5 | |||
| Win | 62–7 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos
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3–0 | |||
| Win | 61–7 | Babak Ghorbani
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6–0 | 2010-07-16 | Golden Grand Prix
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Baku
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| Win | 60–7 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos
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6–1 | |||
| Win | 59–7 | Otari Bolkvadze
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8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 58–7 | Radomir Petković
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5:0 (1:0)6:0 | 2010-04-17 | 2010 European Championship
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Baku
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| Win | 57–7 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis
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3 : 0 (2:0) | |||
| Win | 56–7 | Dimitri Javakhshvili
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3 : 0 (2:0) | |||
| Win | 55–7 | Ivan Ivanov
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0 : 3 (0:2) | |||
| Win | 54–7 | Radomir Petković
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7–0 | 2010-03-06 | Golden Grand Prix | Szombathely
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| Win | 53–7 | Shokhruddi Ayubov
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9–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 52–7 | Łukasz Banak
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9–3 | |||
| Loss | 51–7 | Yury Patrikeyev
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1–4 Fall | 2010-02-13 | World Cup | Yerevan
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| Win | 51–6 | Aleksandr Anuchin
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6–3 | |||
| Win | 50–6 | Bashir Babajanzadeh
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7–0 | |||
| Win | 49–6 | İsmail Güzel
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3–1 | 2010-01-30 | 2010 Vehbi Emre Tournament
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Istanbul
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| Win | 48–6 | Mohammad Ghorbani
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7–3 | |||
| Win | 47–6 | Łukasz Banak
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11–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 46–6 | Ioseb Chugoshvili
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0:3 (0:2) | 2009-09-25 | 2009 World Championship |  Herning
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| Loss | 45–6 | Mijaín López
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0-3 | |||
| Win | 45–5 | Aleksander Anuchin
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5–0 | |||
| Win | 44–5 | Yury Patrikeyev
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2–0 | |||
| Win | 43–5 | Dalal Dharmender
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PO 3 : 0 (2:0) | |||
| Win | 42–5 | Vladimir Ilnitski
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3–0 | 2009-08-04 | 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships | Ankara
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| Win | 41–5 | Bashir Babajanzadeh
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2–0 | |||
| Win | 40–5 | Shota Gogisvanidze
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8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 39–5 | Peter Kowalczuk
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6–0 | |||
| Win | 38–5 | David Oganesyan
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8–0 Tech Fall | 2009-06-30 | European Championship | Tbilisi
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| Win | 37–5 | Eduard Popp
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6–0 | |||
| Win | 36–5 | Marijus Grygelis
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11–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 35–5 | Vachagan Yeghiazaryan
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10–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 34–5 | Panagiotis Papadopoulos
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7–0 Fall | 2009-06-25 | 2009 Mediterranean Games
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Pescara
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| Win | 33–5 | Daniele Ficara
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11–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 32–5 |  Akil Al-Fahli
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11–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Loss | 31–5 | Aleksander Anuchin
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0–2 | 2009-04-04 | 2009 European Championship, | Vilnius
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| Win | 31–4 | Guram Pherselidze
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3–1 | |||
| Loss | 30–4 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis
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2–4 | 2008-08-12 | 2008 Olympic Games | Beijing
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| Win | 30–3 | Bashir Babajanzadeh
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4–1 | 2008-07-29 | 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships | Istanbul
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| Win | 29–3 | Peter Kowalczuk
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12–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 28–3 |  Murat Ramonov
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13–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 27–3 | Ramin Shakarishvili
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6–1 | |||
| Win | 26–3 | Peter Kowalczuk
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12–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 25–3 | Ivan Ivanov
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7–0 | 2008-07-05 | Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia
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| Win | 24–3 | Cesar Faghian
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8–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 23–3 | Guram Pherselidze
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3–0 | 2008-06-27 | Golden Grand Prix | Baku
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| Win | 22–3 | Atilla Güzel
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4–3 | |||
| Win | 21–3 | Jalal Bahadurov
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9–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Loss | 20–3 | Soslan Farniev
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3–4 | 2007-08-21 | 2007 World Junior Wrestling Championships | Beijing
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| Win | 20–2 | Artem Tsepovatenko
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7–1 | |||
| Win | 19–2 | Vitali Sivakov
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FALL 9–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 18–2 | Abdulmalik Sartbaev
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FALL 8–2 | |||
| Win | 17–2 | Yannick Szczepaniak
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10–1 Tech Fall | 2007-08-04 | Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia
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| Win | 16–2 | Yekta Güzel
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11–5 | |||
| Win | 15–2 | Mehdi Sharabiani
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3–1 | |||
| Win | 14–2 | Madis Sihimets
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3–1 | 2007-06-26 | 2007 European Juniors Wrestling Championships | Belgrade
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| Win | 13–2 | Dimitri Javakhishvili
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6–1 | |||
| Loss | 12–2 | Soslan Farniev
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Injury | |||
| Win | 12–1 | Antonios Vousourelis
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13–3 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 11–1 | Wojciech Zieziulewicz
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5–1 | 2006-07-25 | 2006 European Cadets Wrestling Championships | Istanbul
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| Win | 10–1 | Stavris Khadzhiev
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6–0 | |||
| Win | 9–1 | David Tergyei
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4–0 | |||
| Win | 8–1 | Anastasios Bratsiotis
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10–1 Tech Fall | |||
| Loss | 7–1 | Ivan Nemeth
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Disq. | 2006-07-04 | 2006 European Juniors Wrestling Championships | Szombathely
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| Win | 7–0 | Georgi Zlatanski
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3–1 | |||
| Win | 6–0 | Ioannis Arzoumanidi
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10–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 5–0 | Tomasz Ratajczyk
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7–3 | |||
| Win | 4–0 | Ibragim Stankiev
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4–1 | 2005-07-12 | 2005 European Cadets Wrestling Championships |  Tirana
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| Win | 3–0 | Faghian Cesar
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10–0 Tech Fall | |||
| Win | 2–0 | Vladimir Karchava
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7–1 | |||
| Win | 1–0 | Oliver Hassler
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10–0 Tech Fall |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Kayaalp has won 11 European Wrestling Championships, while Karelin has won 12.[2] However, Kayaalp's victory at the 2015 European Games is counted as being at the European level, therefore having 12 European golds.
References
[edit]- ^ Siwach, Vinay (22 April 2023). "Riza KAYAALP (TUR) won his 12th European gold medal, tying him with Alexander KARELIN (RWF) for the most in Europe". uww.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Андреев, Илья (7 August 2024). "Михаин Лопес ничуть не более великий, чем Александр Карелин. Титулов меньше, поражений больше". sport-express.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "International Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Kayaalp Riza profile page". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Mediterranean Games 2009: Wrestling – Kaysalp Riza (2009). Retrieved on 22 January 2011.
- ^ "Kayaalp: "Kimseden çekinmiyorum"". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "17. Akdeniz Oyunları'nın resmi açılışı gerçekleşti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Turkish athletes win three golds, one silver in wrestling at 2013 MedGames. Aa.com.tr (22 June 2013). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Turkish athlete wins gold in European wrestling event. Aa.com.tr (24 March 2013). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Kayaalp gains 4th European wrestling championship title. Aa.com.tr. Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Turkish male wrestlers win World Championship medals. Aa.com.tr (13 September 2014). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Turkish wrestler Kayaalp wins European title fifth time in row. Daily Sabah. 13 March 2016
- ^ Turkey's Kayaalp wins silver medal in wrestling. Daily Sabah. 17 August 2016
- ^ "Rıza Kayaalp Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Bas, Hakan (6 May 2017) Turkey's Kayaalp wins European wrestling championship title. Daily Sabah. 13 March 2016
- ^ Turkish wrestler Rıza Kayaalp bags gold medal in Paris. Daily Sabah. 22 August 2017
- ^ Turkish wrestler wins gold in European Championship. Aa.com.tr (1 May 2018). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Turkish wrestler Rıza Kayaalp wins gold medal in European Wrestling Championships. Daily Sabah. 13 April 2019
- ^ Turkey's Rıza Kayaalp clinches gold in World Wrestling Championship. Daily Sabah. 17 September 2019
- ^ Rıza Kayaalp wins gold in China. Daily Sabah. 24 October 2019
- ^ Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp named athlete of year. Aa.com.tr. Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Turkey's Kayaalp clinches 10th European wrestling title. Aa.com.tr (24 April 2021). Retrieved on 20 July 2021.
- ^ Siwach, Vinay (24 April 2021) Kayaalp Wins 10th Euro Title; Evloev Leads 3 Russians Into GR Finals. United World Wrestling
- ^ "Turkish wrestler wins Olympic bronze in 130 kg Greco-Roman". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Turkey's Kayaalp grabs 11th European wrestling gold in Budapest". Daily Sabah. 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Milli güreşçi Rıza Kayaalp'ten altın madalya". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler Kayaalp claims 5th world championship in 130 kg". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Rıza Kayaalp 5. kez dünya şampiyonu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Kayaalp joins 5-time world champions' club; Japan women take 2 golds". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Turkish wrestler Kayaalp wins 12th title at European Wrestling Champs". anews. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Kayaalp wins record equaling 12th European gold". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Riza Kayaalp at United World Wrestling
- Riza Kayaalp at the International Wrestling Database
- Riza Kayaalp at Olympics.com
- Rıza Kayaalp at Olympedia
- Rıza Kayaalp at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Rıza Kayaalp at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
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