Alperen Berber
{{short description|Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler}}
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }}
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{{Medal|Competition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Bucharest|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Antalya|87 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Bishkek|82 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Zagreb|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U23 Championships }}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Tirana|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Tirana|87 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Juniors Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Amman|82 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Pontevedra|82 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Sofia|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Juniors Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Novi Sad|82 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Santiago|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cadets Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Rome|82 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Cadets Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Samokov|82 kg}}
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Alperen Berber (born 28 March 2005) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://uww.org/athletes-results/alperen-berber-126338-profile|title=Alperen Berber profile page|website=uww.org}}
Career
He became world junior champion in the 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan, defeating Iran's Yasin Ali Yazdi 9–1 in the 82 kg final match.{{cite web | url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/sporskor/milli-guresci-alperen-berber-dunya-sampiyonu,3BqpJsCTyESU9jWpxPKDWQ | title=Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber, dünya şampiyonu }}
He won the silver medal at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania, losing to independent wrestler Aues Gonibov in the 82 kg final match.{{cite web | url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/milli-guresci-alperen-berber-dunya-2ncisi-oldu-807994.html | title=Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber dünya 2'ncisi oldu | date=29 October 2023 }}
He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania, in the men's Greco-Roman style 82 kg, defeating Russia's Islam Aliev 4–3 in the final match.{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-date=19 February 2024 |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} He defeated Azerbaijani Rafig Huseynov 7–1 in the second round, Georgian Gela Bolkvadze 7–1 in the quarterfinals and Aik Mnatsakanian of Bulgaria in the semifinals to reach the final.{{cite web | url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/alperen-berber-avrupa-sampiyonu-837297.html | title=Alperen Berber Avrupa Şampiyonu | date=14 February 2024 }}{{Cite web|url=https://uww.org/event/seniors-european-championships/results|title=European Senior Championships|website=United World Wrestling}}
Alperen Berber won the gold medal at the European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Tirana, Albania, in the men's Greco-Roman style 82 kg category, drawing 1–1 with Romanian Patrik Gordan in the first round and with the advantage of the last point, defeating Baskhan Saidov of Russia, who competed as an Individual Independent, 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Ivan Chmyr of Ukraine 4–1 in the semi-finals and Vladimeri Karchaidze of France 3–1 in the final match.{{cite web | url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/spor/milli-guresci-alperen-berberden-23-yas-alti-avrupa-sampiyonasinda-altin-madalya/3509088 | title=Milli güreşçi Alperen Berber'den 23 Yaş Altı Avrupa Şampiyonası'nda altın madalya }}
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{{European Champions Greco-Roman wrestling light middleweight}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Samsun
Category:Turkish male sport wrestlers
Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists