Buse Tosun

Buse Tosun (born 12 May 1995) is a Turkish female freestyle wrestler competing in the 69 kg division.[1] She was a member of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi GSK before she transferred to Yalova Altınova Tersaneler SK in 2015.[2][3]

Buse Tosun
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-05-12) 12 May 1995
Izmir, Turkey
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportWomen's Freestyle Wrestling
Event(s)63kg, 69kg
ClubYalova Altınova Tersaneler SK
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Women's Freestyle wrestling
European Championships
2018 Kaspiysk 68 kg
2016 Riga 69 kg
World U23 Championships
2018 Bucharest 72 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona 68 kg
European U23 Championships
2018 Istanbul 68 kg
2016 Ruse 69 kg

She took part in the 63 kg event of the 2013 European Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi, Georgie, failed, however, to advance to the semifinals.[4] The same year, she won the gold medal in the 63 kg event at the European Junior Championships held in Skopje, Macefonia.[5] At the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, she lost in the event's first round.

She won the gold medal at the 2014 European Junior Women's Championships in Katowice, Polans.[6][7] She participated at the 2014 World Championships in Taskent, Uzbekistan without success.

Tosun captured the bronze medal at the European Under-23 Championships in Wałbrzych, Poland.[2] She competed in the 63 kg event of the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In 2016, she took the bronze medal in the 69 kg event of the European Championships held in Riga, Latvia.[3][8] Tosun captured the gold medal at the 2016 European Under-23 Championships in Ruse, Bulgaria.[9] She earned a quota spot at the 2016 Summer Olympics with her performance of placing second at the 2016 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Zrenjanin, Serbia.[10] At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tosun lost the repechage match in the 69 kg event, and failed so to win a medal.[11] She won the gold medal in the 68 kg event of the 2018 European U23 Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[12]

References
  1. "Sporcu Bilgileri - Buse Tosun" (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  2. "Tebrikler Buse" (in Turkish). İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Gençşol ve Spor Kulübü. 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  3. "Avrupa Şampiyonu Buse Tosun'a Muhteşem Tören" (in Turkish). Elegance Resort Hotel. 2016-03-25. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. "Buse Tosun elendi". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  5. "Buse Tosun'dan altın madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  6. "Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda altın madalya". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. "Bayan güreşçi Buse Tosun Avrupa şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  8. "Buse Tosun, Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya kazandı!". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  9. "U23 Avrupa Güreş Şampiyonası'nda 2 Altın 1 Bronz! Buse Tosun ve Evin Demirhan kimdir?". Haber 46 (in Turkish). 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  10. "European Olympic Qualifier Zrenjanin, SR Apr 2016 - Female Wrestling - Seniors - 69 kg" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  11. "Milli güreşçi Buse Tosun rakibine yenilince minderi ağlıyarak terk etti". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  12. "Buse Tosun altın madalya kazandı". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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