Muhammed Demirel
{{Short description|Turkish judoka (born 2002)}}
{{distinguish|Muhammed Demirci}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| full_name = Muhammed Ali Demirel
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|2002|11|08}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey{{cite web |title=DEMIREL Muhammed |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/muhammed-demirel_1569965 |website=2024 Summer Olympics |access-date=12 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812100454/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/muhammed-demirel_1569965 |archive-date=12 August 2024}}
| country = Turkey
| weight_class = {{nbnd}}66 kg
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| club = Kocaeli BB Kağıt SC
| olympics_rank = R32
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Men's 66 kg
| worlds_rank = R32
| worlds_year = 2023
| worlds_weight = Men's 66 kg
| worlds_year2 = 2024
| worlds_weight2 = Men's 66 kg
| regionals_type = EU
| regionals_rank = 2
| regionals_year = 2024
| regionals_weight = Men's 66 kg
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{TUR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2024 Zagreb | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Juniors Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2022 Guayaquil | Mixed team }}
{{Medal|B| 2021 Olbia | Mixed team }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Guayaquil | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2022 Prague | {{nbnd}}66 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Cadets Championships }}
{{Medal|B| 2019 Almaty | Mixed team }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2019 Warsaw | Mixed team }}
{{Medal|S| 2019 Warsaw | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2018 Sarajevo | {{nbnd}}50 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European Youth Olympic Festival }}
{{Medal|G| 2019 Baku | Mixed team }}
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Muhammed Ali Demirel (born 8 November 2002) is a Turkish Olympian judoka who competes in the {{nbnd}}66 kg event.
Sport career
Demirel is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SC.
= 2018 =
Demirel became 2018 Turkish Cadet champion in 50 kg in Mersin.
He took the bronze medal in the {{nbnd}}50 kg event at the 2018 European Cadet Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
= 2019 =
In 2019, he became second time Turkish Cadet champion in 60 kg in Samsun.
He and his three teammates became champion in the Mixed team event at the 2019 European Cadet Championships in Warsaw, Poland.
He won the silver medal in the {{nbnd}}60 kg event at the same competition.
Demirel and his nine teammates captured the gold medal in the Mixed team event at the Judo at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan. He competed in the 60 kg event, and lost the bronze-medal match placing fifth.
= 2021 =
He became 2021 Turkish champion in 66 kg.
He took the bronze medal in the Mixed team event with nine teammates at the [2021 World Juniors Championships in Olbia, Italy.
= 2022 =
Demirel captured the gold medal in the {{nbnd}}66 kg event at the 2022 European Junior Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.
= 2023 =
He lost the Round of 32 match to Alberto Gaitero from Spain after defeating American Ari Berliner, and was eliminated at the 2023 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
= 2024 =
He lost the Round of 32 to Uzbek Sardor Nurillaev at the 2024 World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
At the 2024 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, he won the silver medal.
Demirel received a quota to represent his country at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France according to the Olympic rankings developed by the International Judo Federation. He lost the First round match against Luukas Saha from Finland, and was eliminated.
Personal life
Muhammed Ali Demirel was born on 8 November 2002. He is of Caucasusian Chechen descent.
References
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{{cite news |url=https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/milli-judocu-muhammed-demirel-paris-2024-kotasi-aldi |newspaper=beIN Sports |title=Milli judocu Muhammed Demirel, Paris 2024 kotası aldı! |date=29 June 2024 |language=tr |accessdate=11 August 2024 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.ntvspor.net/olimpiyat/milli-judocu-muhammed-demirel-olimpiyat-oyunlarina-veda-etti-66a6018007ba89004e01ed2f |newspaper=NTV Spor |title=Milli judocu Muhammed Demirel, olimpiyat oyunlarına veda etti |date=28 July 2024 |language=tr |accessdate=11 August 2024 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/turkiye-gencler-dunya-judo-sampiyonasinda-bronz-madalya-kazandi-615754.html |newspaper=TRT Haber |title=Türkiye Gençler Dünya Judo Şampiyonası'nda bronz madalya kazandı |date=10 October 2021 |language=tr |accessdate=11 August 2024 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/judo-umit-karma-milli-takimi-avrupa-sampiyonu-41259946 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Judo Ümit Karma Milli Takımı Avrupa şampiyonu |date=30 June 2019 |language=tr |accessdate=11 August 2024 }}
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from İzmit
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
Category:Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü sportspeople