Ahmet Peker

{{Short description|Turkish wrestler (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

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| nationality = Turkish

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| birth_place = İskilip, Çorum Province, Turkey

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| event = Freestyle

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| club = Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club in Bursa

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| coach = İsmail Faikoğlu

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's Freestyle wrestling }}

{{Medal|Country| {{TUR}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2012 Belgrade| 55 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| Mediterranean Games }}

{{Medal|Bronze| 2013 Mersin| 55 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}

{{MedalGold|2009 Ankara|50 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2008 Istanbul|50 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2006 Guatemala City|50 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Beijing|50 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition| University World Championships }}

{{Medal|Silver| 2016 Çorum| 57 kg }}

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Ahmet Peker (born November 4, 1989) is a Turkish sport wrestler in 55 kg division of Freestyle. The {{convert|1.62|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall athlete is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club in Bursa, where he is coached by İsmail Faikoğlu.{{cite web |url=http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en |publisher=Foeldaek-Professional Sports Equipment |title=Peker, Ahmet |access-date=2012-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727233949/http://www.foeldeak.com/wrestlingdatabase.php?language=en |archive-date=2011-07-27 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.bursa.bel.tr/sampiyon-guresciye-buyuk-odul/haber/1242 |publisher=Bursa Büıükşehir Belediyesi |title=Şampiyon Güreşçiye Büyük Ödül |date=2009-08-19 |language=tr |access-date=2012-05-11 }} In 2009, he was named by FILA the best junior wrestler having won the most world championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.tgf.gov.tr/article.php?article_id=4858 |publisher=Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu |title=Ahmet Peker Dünya'nın En İyi Genç Güreşçisi |author=Şahin, Nahit |language=tr |access-date=May 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830170851/http://www.tgf.gov.tr/article.php?article_id=4858 |archive-date=August 30, 2009 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.iskilipliyiz.com/haberler-goster-999-fila_iskilip_li_ahmet_peker_en_iyi_dedi.html |publisher=İskilipliyiz |title=Fila İskilip'li Ahmet Peker En İyi Dedi. |language=tr |access-date=2012-05-11 }}

He was born on November 4, 1989, in Harun village of Iskilip district in Çorum Province to Sadullah and his wife Hatice, a farmer family with five children. He began with wrestling at the Adil Candemir Wrestling Training Center in Çorum, and became a member of Amasya Şekerspor Club in Amasya after completing his education. Peker transferred to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor when his club in Amasya closed.{{cite news |url=http://www.iskilipliyiz.com/forum-oku-96193-iskilipli_sporcunun_basarisi_ahmet_peker.html |newspaper=İskilipliyiz |title=İskilipli Sporcunun Başarısı (Ahmet Peker) |language=tr |access-date=2012-05-11 }}

Ahmet Peker is winner of several medals in cadets and juniors class at European and world level. He won the gold medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in 2006 held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in 2008 held in Istanbul and in 2009 Ankara, Turkey. He became the gold medalist at the European Juniors Wrestling Championships in 2007 held at Belgrade, Serbia and in 2009 at Tbilisi, Georgia. He won the bronze medal at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/diger.sporlar/03/08/ahmet.peker.bronz.getirdi/652215.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Turk |title=Ahmet Peker bronz getirdi |date=2012-03-08 |language=tr |access-date=2012-05-11 }}

Peker competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|url=http://www.trtspor.com.tr/Haber.aspx?Id=19248 |newspaper=TRT Spor |title=Ahmet Peker, Londra yolcusu |date=2012-04-20 |language=tr |access-date=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425224512/http://www.trtspor.com.tr/Haber.aspx?Id=19248 |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}

In 2016, he won the silver medal in the men's 57 kg event at the 2016 World University Wrestling Championships held in Çorum, Turkey.{{Cite web|title=Freestyle Results|url=https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Wrestling_results.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024104817/https://www.fisu.net/medias/fichiers/2016_WUC_Wrestling_results.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2020|access-date=24 October 2020|website=2016 World University Wrestling Championships}}