Ömer Çubukçu (born May 10, 1980 in

Pasinler, Erzurum Pasinler or Basean ( tr, Pasinler; hy, Բասէն, translit=Pasēn; ka, ბასიანი, tr; la, Phasiani; el, Φασιανοί, translit=Phasianoí; formerly Hasankale and Hesenqele, meaning "the fortress of Hasan"), is a town in Erzur ...

) is a retired amateur Turkish freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's welterweight category. He won a bronze medal in the 63-kg division at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in

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, and also represented his nation

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at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the process. Throughout his sporting career, Cubukcu trained full-time for Şekerspor Wrestling Club in

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under his personal coach Gürsel Uzunca. Cubukcu emerged into sporting fame at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in

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, where he ousted his Egyptian rival Ibrahim Hassan for the bronze medal in the 63-kg division. He also picked up two more medals to his career hardware with a similar color in the men's 66 kg class at the European Championships (2003 and 2004). At the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, Cubukcu qualified for the Turkish squad in the men's welterweight class (66 kg). Earlier in the process, he placed fourth from the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria to guarantee his spot on the Turkish wrestling team to the Games. Cubukcu dominated the prelim pool matches by thrashing two-time Olympian Štefan Fernyák of Slovakia (5–1) and Hungary's

Gábor Hatos Gábor Hatos (born October 3, 1983 in Eger) is a male freestyle wrestler from Hungary. He originally placed fifth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's 74 kg category but was promoted to the bronze medal on November 7, 2012 after ...

(3–1) to secure him a place for the medal rounds. As he faced against Russia's Makhach Murtazaliev in the quarterfinals, Cubukcu could not display a phenomenal maneuver from the prelims, and lost the match with a comfortable 0–6 decision, placing seventh in the final standings.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cubukcu, Omer 1980 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Pasinler Turkish male sport wrestlers Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Turkish people 21st-century Turkish people