Morten Thoresen (born 2 January 1997) is a Norwegian

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. He won the gold medal in the 67 kg event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He hails from

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Career

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. A month earlier, he competed in the 67 kg event at the

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without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Fredrik Bjerrehuus of Denmark. In 2019, he competed in the 67 kg event at the

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held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by

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of Germany. In January 2021, he won the silver medal in the 67 kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. He did not qualify at this tournament and he also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. In October 2021, he competed in the 67 kg event at the

held in Oslo, Norway. He was eliminated in his third match by eventual bronze medalist Almat Kebispayev of Kazakhstan. In 2022, he won the silver medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He competed in the 67 kg event at the

in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match. A few months later, he competed at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 67 kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thoresen, Morten Living people 1997 births Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Bodø Norwegian male sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions 20th-century Norwegian people 21st-century Norwegian people