Süleyman Atlı (born 27 July 1994 in

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) is a Turkish freestyle

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competing in the 61 kg division. He is a member of Ankara ASKI.

Career

He earned a quota spot for the

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with his first-place performance at the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 held in

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, Turkey. Atlı became bronze medalist at the

2017 European Wrestling Championships The 2017 European Wrestling Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 2 to 7 May 2017. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle * The winner of the silver medal in the 97 kg category, Anzor Boltukayev from Russia, was ...

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, Serbia. In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 61 kg event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. He won the silver medal in the 61 kg event at the

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held in Budapest, Hungary. He competed in the 61kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Achievements

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Atli, Suleyman 1994 births People from Aydın Turkish male sport wrestlers Living people Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers of Turkey Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in wrestling European Games bronze medalists for Turkey World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Champions Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Turkish people 21st-century Turkish people