Draft:Salim Ercan
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| Born | 10 March 1996 Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Çorum Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Salim Ercan (born 10 March 1996) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler who competes in the 125 kg division. He won the silver medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, the bronze medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games, and the bronze medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Ercan has competed in freestyle wrestling for Turkey in the heavyweight divisions and has represented Çorum Belediyespor at domestic level.[1][3]
He won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku.[2] At the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, he reached the final of the 125 kg division and won the silver medal after losing to Iran's Seyed Mehdi Hashemi.[4]
At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Ercan won the bronze medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg event. In the bronze-medal bout, he defeated Algeria's Mohamed Bilal Khelil by technical superiority.[3][5]
In March 2023, Ercan received a two-year suspension for whereabouts failures under anti-doping rules, effective from 23 March 2023 until 23 March 2025.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Salim Ercan". Turkish National Olympic Committee (in Turkish). Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Ercan, Salim (TUR)". International Wrestling Database. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Ak ve Erdin'den gümüş, Ercan'dan bronz madalya". Çorum Haber (in Turkish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Iran dominates Islamic Solidarity Games with 3 golds". United World Wrestling. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Turkey tops medals table at 2022 Mediterranean Games in Algeria". Daily Sabah. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sporcular (Yürürlüktekiler)". Türkiye Dopingle Mücadele Komisyonu (in Turkish). 6 December 2024. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- Salim Ercan at United World Wrestling
- Salim Ercan at the International Wrestling Database
Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Istanbul Category:Turkish male sport wrestlers Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Category:Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Category:Turkish sportspeople in doping cases Category:Doping cases in wrestling Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen