Alperen Berber
Alperen Berber is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 [European Wrestling Championships].
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.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.
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. 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.
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.