Rıza Kayaalp
| Rıza Kayaalp medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ||
| Olympic games | ||
| bronze | 2012 London | Heavy |
| silver | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Heavy |
| World Championship | ||
| bronze | 2009 Herning | Heavy |
| bronze | 2010 Moscow | Heavy |
| gold | 2011 Istanbul | Heavy |
| silver | 2013 Budapest | Heavy |
| silver | 2014 Tashkent | Heavy |
| gold | 2015 Las Vegas | Heavy |
| gold | 2017 Paris | Heavy |
| gold | 2019 Nur-Sultan | up to 130 kg |
| European Games | ||
| gold | 2015 Baku | Heavy |
| European Championship | ||
| gold | 2010 Baku | Heavy |
| silver | 2011 Dortmund | Heavy |
| gold | 2012 Belgrade | Heavy |
| gold | 2013 Tbilisi | Heavy |
| gold | 2014 Vantaa | Heavy |
| gold | 2016 Riga | Heavy |
| gold | 2017 Novi Sad | Heavy |
| gold | 2018 Kaspiisk | Heavy |
| gold | 2019 Bucharest | Heavy |
| Universiade | ||
| gold | 2013 Kazan | Heavy |
| World military games | ||
| gold | 2019 Wuhan | Heavy |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| gold | 2009 Pescara | Heavy |
| gold | 2013 Mersin | Heavy |
| Junior World Championship | ||
| silver | 2007 Beijing | Difficult juniors |
| gold | 2008 Istanbul | Difficult juniors |
| gold | 2009 Ankara | Difficult juniors |
| Junior European Championship | ||
| gold | 2005 Tirana | up to 100 kg cadets |
| gold | 2006 Istanbul | Semi-difficult Juniors |
| bronze | 2007 Belgrade | Difficult juniors |
| gold | 2009 Tbilisi | Heavy |
Rıza Kayaalp (born October 10, 1989 in Yozgat ) is a Turkish wrestler . He was European champion nine times between 2010 and 2019 and world champion in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019 and won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games and a silver medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight division in 2016.
Career
Rıza Kayaalp started wrestling as a teenager in 2000. He belongs to the sports club ASKI Ankara and is trained there by the former Olympic champion Mehmet Akif Pirim . He concentrates entirely on the Greco-Roman style. With a height of 1.85 meters, he weighs 110 kg and therefore wrestles in the heavyweight division. At the moment, wrestling is also his job. He is also well known in German wrestling circles, as he u. a. went to the mat for SV Germania Weingarten and for ASV Nendingen in the German Bundesliga.
Rıza Kayaalp was already extremely successful as a junior wrestler. Between 2005 and 2009 he was twice world champion and three times European champion in the various junior age groups.
In 2008, as a 19-year-old young wrestler, he was also used at the Olympic Games in Beijing . But he lost his first fight in the heavyweight division against the Lithuanian Mindaugas Mizgaitis and had to retire early because Mizgaitis did not reach the final fight. He only finished 20th.
The Turkish Wrestling Federation also relied on the young Rıza Kayaalp in the following years. At the European Seniors Championships 2009 in Vilnius he lost in his second fight against Alexander Anutschin from Russia and finished 10th. Already at the 2009 World Championships in Herning / Denmark he showed himself to be much better and won a bronze medal there with four victories . His successes over Yuri Patrikeev from Armenia and Alexander Anuchin are particularly worth mentioning . Against the multiple world and Olympic champion Mijaín López from Cuba , he delivered a courageous fight in the semifinals, but could not endanger it.
In 2010 Rıza Kayaalp celebrated his first senior title win. He became European heavyweight champion in Baku and defeated Ivan Ivanov from Bulgaria , Dimitri Jawachishwili from Georgia , Mindaugas Mizgaitis and Radomir Petkovic from Serbia on the way to this success . He was also able to convince at the 2010 World Cup in Moscow , even though he lost there in his second fight this time against Yuri Patrikeev . With victories over Mihály Deák Bárdos from Hungary , Dalal Dharshender from India , Johan Eurén from Sweden and Dremiel Byers from the United States, however, he again won a World Cup bronze medal .
The year 2011 was also more than successful for Rıza Kayaalp. That year he won three major international tournaments in Istanbul , Minsk and Baku . At the European Championships in Dortmund he defeated David Lengyel from Slovakia , Johan Eurén from Sweden , Nico Schmidt from Germany and Juri Patrikejew from Kazakhstan . Only in the final he was stopped by the Russian Olympic champion Chassan Macharbekowitsch Barojew , against whom he lost 1: 2 rounds and 1: 3 points. At the World Championships in Istanbul he used his home advantage in front of his home crowd and won over Radhouane Chebbi, Tunisia , Iwan Iwanow, Bulgaria, Mihaly Deak Bardos, Hungary, Nurmachan Tinalijew from Kazakhstan and in the final over the multiple world and Olympic champion Mijaín López from Cuba , which he defeated with 2-0 rounds and 4-0 points, for the first time world champion among the elite wrestlers.
In 2012, Rıza Kayaalp again secured the European title in Belgrade. On the way to this he defeated Juri Patrikejew, Guram Pherselidze , Georgia, Iosif Tschugoschwili , Belarus, Mihaly Deak Bardos and Cassan Barojew. At the Olympic Games in London he started as a favorite. He was able to live up to this role, even if it was not enough to win the Olympic gold, because he was again defeated in the semifinals against Mijaín López. In the battle for a bronze medal, he then defeated Guram Pherselidze in the consolation round. Before losing to Nunez, he had defeated Evgeny Orlov and Dremiel Byers, United States.
In 2013, Rıza Kayaalp returned to the European Championship in Tbilisi in old strength. There he won another European title with victories over the Serb Radomir Petkovic, who suddenly appeared as an Azerbaijani, over Iosif Tschugoschwili, Guram Pherselidze and Evgeni Orlov. In 2013 he also won the Mediterranean Games in Mersin and the Universiade in Kazan. At the 2013 World Cup in Budapest, he won over Naveen, India, Sergei Andrusik , Russia and Robert Smith from the United States. Then he lost to Amir Ali-Akbari from Iran, who was banned for doping until July 2013 . With a victory over Johan Eurén he won a bronze medal. Since the examination of Amir Ali-Akbari's doping test revealed that he was again doped, the 2013 world championship title was withdrawn and Rıza Kayaalp moved up to 2nd place. Due to Amir Ali-Akbari's cheating, the competition result was of course fundamentally distorted, because Rıza Kayaalp had no opportunity to fight the Estonian Heiki Nabi for the world title.
In April 2014, Rıza Kayaalp won the European Championship for the fifth time in his career in Vantaa / Finland. He defeated Oleksandr Tschernezkyj , Ukraine, Mindaugas Mizgaitis, Vasily Parschin , Russia and Ljubomir Dimitrov , Bulgaria. In all of these battles his victory was safe. At the 2014 World Cup, which took place in Tashkent in September, he defeated Bálint Lám, Hungary, Heiki Nabi, Estonia and Ljubomir Dimitrov from Bulgaria, but lost the final battle against Mijaín López. This made him vice world champion that year.
In 2015, Rıza Kayaalp took part in the 1st European Games in Baku in June. He came there to victories over Bálint Lám, Sergej Semenow from Russia, Heiki Nabi and Saba Schariati from Azerbaijan and took 1st place. At the world championship this year in Las Vegas he convinced again. He defeated in turn Iosif Tschugoschwili, Belarus, Lukas Hörmann, Austria, Oleksandr Tschernezkyj, Ukraine and Sabah Schariati and thus faced Mijaín López in the final. He succeeded in defeating this exceptional wrestler, whom he had already defeated once at the 2011 World Cup, and thus became world champion for the second time.
In 2016 in Riga, Rıza Kayaalp was again European champion, but lost to Mijaín López in the final of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning the silver medal, but not winning the Olympic Games in his third Olympic Games.
In May 2017 he became European champion again in Novi Sad. In the final he defeated it Bálint Lám from Hungary. In August 2017, Rıza Kayaalp became world champion for the third time in Paris. On the way to this success he defeated Mumuinjon Abdullajew from Uzbekistan, Kiril Grischenko from Belarus, Oscar Pino Hinds, Cuba and Heiki Nabi.
At the 2018 European Championships in Kaspiysk, he continued his streak of success. He became European champion there again. His final victory over the Russian Vitaly Shchur , however, was technically 2-1. Points close, but ultimately safe. Rıza Kayaalp had a bad surprise at the 2018 World Cup in Budapest. He lost his first fight there against Heiki Nabi from Estonia on points. Since Nabi did not reach the final, Rıza Kayaalp could not continue to wrestle in the consolation round and ended up in 15th place.
At the 2019 European Championship, Rıza Kayaalp won his ninth European title. At the world championship of the same year in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, he was again world champion. It took him five wins. In the final he beat the Cuban Oscar Pino Hinds on points.
In February 2020, Rıza Kayaalp started at the European Championships in Rome with the intention of winning his tenth European title. After beating Adam Varga, Hungary, he lost on points in his next fight against Mikola Kuchmii from Ukraine. Since Kuchmii did not reach the final, Rıza Kayaalp was eliminated and only finished 7th.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2005 | 1. | Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Tirana | up to 100 kg body weight | before Ibragim Stankiew, Russia and Sinisa Hogac, Croatia |
| 2006 | 1. | Intern. Junior tournament in Frankfurt (Oder) | Semi-difficult | before Wladimir Marusow, Ukraine and Kasim Mehmet Aras, Germany |
| 2006 | 2. | Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Szombathely | Semi-difficult | behind Ivan Nemeth, Hungary and in front of Georgi Zlatanski, Bulgaria |
| 2006 | 1. | Junior European Championship (Cadets) in Istanbul | up to 100 kg body weight | before Wojciech Zieziulewicz, Poland and Wladimir Karchava, Georgia |
| 2006 | 16. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Guatemala City | Semi-difficult | after losing to Roman Marchenko, Russia |
| 2007 | 3. | Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Belgrade | Heavy | behind Soslan Farniew , Russia and Vitaly Siwakow, Belarus |
| 2007 | 2. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Beijing | Heavy | with victories over Abdumalik Sartbajew, Kazakhstan , Vitaly Siwakow and Artem Tsepowatenko, Ukraine and a defeat against Soslan Farniev |
| 2007 | 1. | Nikola Petrov Tournament in Sofia | Heavy | before Yannick Szczepaniak , France , Ylmaz Gül, Turkey and Masoud Hashemzadeh, Iran |
| 2008 | 3. | Vehbe Emre tournament in Istanbul | Heavy | behind Atilla Güzel , Turkey and David Soldadze , Uzbekistan |
| 2008 | 1. | Yadegar Emam Cup in Qom / Iran | Heavy | before Masoud Hashemzadeh, Bashir Babajanzadeh and Payam Zarinpour, all Iran |
| 2008 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely | Heavy | before Dremiel Byers , USA , Sergei Artjuchin, Belarus and Bashir Babajanzadeh |
| 2008 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | Heavy | before Guram Pherselidze , Georgia and Lukasz Banak, Poland |
| 2008 | 1. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Istanbul | Heavy | with victories over Peter Kowalczuk, USA, Ramin Shakarishvili, Georgia, Murat Ramonow, Kyrgyzstan , Shinichi Hirakawa, Japan and Bashir Asgari Babajanzadeh, Iran |
| 2008 | 20th | OS in Beijing | Heavy | after losing to Mindaugas Mizgaitis , Lithuania |
| 2009 | 1. | Vehbe Emre tournament in Istanbul | Heavy | in front of Rezaie Ghasem, Iran, Jossif Tschugaschwili, Belarus and Mohsen Beshnichi, Iran |
| 2009 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely | Heavy | ahead of Mihály Deák Bárdos , Hungary , Jossif Tschugaschwili and Rewas Tschelidze, Georgia |
| 2009 | 10. | EM in Vilnius | Heavy | with a victory over Guram Pherselidze and a defeat against Alexander Anuchin , Russia |
| 2009 | 1. | Mediterranean Games in Pescara | Heavy | ahead of Panagiotis Papadopoulos , Greece , Rocco Daniele Ficara, Italy and Radomir Petkovic , Serbia |
| 2009 | 1. | Junior European Championship (Juniors) in Tbilisi | Heavy | before David Oganesjan, Russia and Eduard Popp , Germany |
| 2009 | 1. | Junior World Championships (Juniors) in Ankara | Heavy | with wins over Peter Kowalczuk, USA, Schota Gogiswanidze, Georgia, Bashir Asgari Babajanzadeh and Wladimir Ilnizki, Russia |
| 2009 | 3. | World Cup in Herning / Denmark | Heavy | with victories over Dalal Dharmender, India , Juri Patrikejew , Armenia , Alexander Anutschin , a defeat against Mijaín López , Cuba and a victory over Iossif Tschugaschwili , Belarus |
| 2010 | 2. | World Cup in Yerevan | Heavy | behind Juri Patrikejew , in front of Johan Eurén , Sweden and Alexander Anutschin |
| 2010 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely | Heavy | before Radomir Petkovic and Mihály Deák Bárdos |
| 2010 | 1. | EM in Baku | Heavy | with victories over Ivan Ivanov , Bulgaria, Dimitri Javachishvili, Georgia, Mindaugas Mizgaitis and Radomir Petkovic |
| 2010 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | Heavy | before Babak Hossein Ghorbani Goldasteh, Iran, Dimitri Javachishvili and Mihaly Deak Bardos |
| 2010 | 3. | World Cup in Moscow | Heavy | with a victory over Mihály Deák Bárdos , a defeat against Juri Patrikejew and victories over Dalal Dharmender, Johan Eurén and Dremiel Byers |
| 2011 | 1. | “Vehbi-Emre” memorial in Istanbul | Heavy | in front of Bashir Asgari Babajanzadeh , Iran, Atilla Güzel and Heiki Nabi , Estonia |
| 2011 | 1. | World Cup in Minsk | Heavy | before Nurmachan Tinaliev , Kazakhstan, Josif Tschugoschwili, Belarus and Ivan Ivanov, Bulgaria |
| 2011 | 2. | EM in Dortmund | Heavy | after victories over David Lengyel, Slovakia , Johan Eurén, Nico Schmidt , Germany and Juri Patrikejew and a defeat against Chassan Macharbekowitsch Barojew , Russia |
| 2011 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Baku | Heavy | in front of Mihaly Deak Bardos, Rewas Tschelidze, Georgia and Dremiel Byers , USA |
| 2011 | 1. | World Cup in Istanbul | Heavy | after victories over Radhouane Chebbi, Tunisia , Iwan Iwanow, Mihaly Deak Bardos, Nurmachan Tinalijew and Mijaín López , Cuba |
| 2012 | 1. | EM in Belgrade | Heavy | after victories over Juri Patrikejew, Guram Pherselidze, Georgia, Iosif Tschugoschwili, Mihaly Deak Bardos and Chassan Barojew |
| 2012 | bronze | OS in London | Heavy | after victories over Evgeni Orlow , Ukraine and Dremiel Byers , USA, a defeat against Mijaín López and a victory over Guram Pherselidze , Georgia |
| 2013 | 1. | “Vehbi-Emre” memorial in Istanbul | Heavy | before Josif Tschugoschwili, Mahdi Nouri, Iran and Emin Öztürk, Turkey |
| 2013 | 1. | EM in Tbilisi | Heavy | after victories over Radomir Petkovic, Azerbaijan, Iosif Tschugoschwili, Guram Pherselidze and Evgeni Orlow, Ukraine |
| 2013 | 1. | Mediterranean Games in Mersin | Heavy | in front of Radhouane Chebbi, Tunisia, Rocco Daniele Ficara, Italy and Mohamed Mohamed, Egypt |
| 2013 | 1. | Universiade in Kazan | Heavy | before Amir Ali-Akbari , Iran, Nurmachan Tianlijew, Kazakhstan and Bálint Lám , Hungary |
| 2013 | 2. | World Cup in Budapest | Heavy | after victories over Naveen, India, Sergei Andrusik, Russia and Robert Smith, USA, a defeat against Amir Ali-Akbari, Iran and a victory over Johan Eurén |
| 2014 | 1. | “Vehbi-Emre” memorial in Istanbul | up to 130 kg | before Atilla Güzel and Emin Öztürk, both Turkey and Kiril Gryschchanko, Belarus |
| 2014 | 1. | Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely | up to 130 kg | before Bashir Asgari Babajanzadeh, Iran, Mindaugas Mizgaitis, Lithuania and Johan Eurén |
| 2014 | 1. | EM in Vantaa / Finland | up to 130 kg | after victories over Oleksandr Tschernezkyj, Ukraine, Mindaugas Mizgaitis, Vasily Parshin, Russia and Lyubomir Dimitrov, Bulgaria |
| 2014 | 2. | World Cup in Tashkent | up to 130 kg | after victories over Bálint Lám, Hungary, Heiki Nabi, Ljubomir Dimitrov and a defeat against Mijaín López |
| 2015 | 1. | "Vehbi Emre" & "Hamit Kaplan" tournament in Istanbul | up to 130 kg | before Ali Nail Aslan, Turkey, Behnam Mehdizadeh, Iran and Murat Ramonow, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2015 | 1. | 1. European Games in Baku | up to 130 kg | after victories over Bálint Lám, Sergej Semenow, Russia, Heiki Nabi and Sabah Schariati, Azerbaijan |
| 2015 | 1. | World Cup in Las Vegas | up to 130 kg | after victories over Iosif Tschugoschwili, Belarus, Lukas Hörmann, Austria, Oleksandr Tschernezkyj, Sabah Schariati and Mijaín López |
| 2016 | 1. | EM in Riga | up to 130 kg | after beating Oleksandr Chernetskyi in the final |
| 2016 | 1. | German Grand Prix in Dortmund | up to 130 kg | before Witali Schtschur, Russia, Eduard Popp, Germany and Montas Knystautas, Lithuania |
| 2016 | silver | OS in Rio de Janeiro | up to 130 kg | after victories over Edwin Jose Caraballo Cabrera, Venezuela, Sabah Schariati and Eduard Popp and a defeat against Mijaín López |
| 2017 | 1. | "Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan" tournament in Istanbul | up to 130 kg | in front of Muminjon Abdullajew, Uzbekistan, Osman Yldirim, Turkey and Beka Kandelaki, Georgia |
| 2017 | 1. | EM in Novi Sad | up to 130 kg | after victories over Tamas Soos, Slovakia, Lewan Arabuli , Georgia, Christian John , Germany and Bálint Lám |
| 2017 | 1. | World Cup in Paris | up to 130 kg | after victories over Miminjon Abdullajew, Uzbekistan, Kiril Grischenko, Belarus, Oscar Pino Hinds, Cuba and Heiki Nabi |
| 2018 | 1. | Dan Kolow & Nikola Petrow Memorial in Sofia | up to 130 kg | in front of Zviadi Pataridze, Georgia, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu, Romania |
| 2018 | 1. | EM in Kaspiysk | up to 130 kg | after victories over Bálint Lám, Georgi Chugoschwili, Belarus, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu and Vitali Shchur |
| 2018 | 1. | "Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan" tournament in Istanbul | up to 130 kg | before Kiril Grischenko and Josif Chugoschwili, both Belarus and Murat Ramonow, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2018 | 15th | World Cup in Budapest | up to 130 kg | after losing to Heiki Nabi, Estonia |
| 2019 | 1. | EM in Bucharest | up to 130 kg | after victories over Ante Milkovic, Croatia, Sabah Shariati, Azerbaijan, Alin Alexuc Ciurariu, Romania, Heiki Nabi and Iakobi Kajaia, Georgia |
| 2019 | 1. | World Cup in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) | up to 130 kg | after victories over Yasmani Acosta Fernandez, Chile, Meng Lingzhe, China, Iakobi Kajaia, Eduard Popp, Germany and Oscar Pino Hinds, Cuba |
| 2019 | 1. | World Military Games in Wuhan | up to 130 kg | before Heiki Nabi, Mohamed Ahmed Abdellatif, Egypt and Amin Mohammadzaman Mirzazadeh, Iran |
| 2020 | 7th | EM in Rome | up to 130 kg | after defeating Adam Varga, Hungary and losing to Mikola Kuchmii , Ukraine |
- Explanations
- all competitions in Greco-Roman style
- OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Light heavyweight, up to 96 kg, heavyweight up to 120 kg body weight (until December 31, 2013, since January 1, 2014 a new weight classification has been in effect by the world wrestling association FILA)
literature
- Trade journal Der Ringer
Web links
- Profile of Rıza Kayaalp at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Profile of Rıza Kayaalp
- Fight between Rıza Kayaalp and Peter Kowalczuk at the 2009 Junior World Championships
- Rıza Kayaalp loses to Heiki Nabi at the 2018 World Cup
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rıza Kayaalp in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kayaalp, Rıza |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kayaalp, Riza |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yozgat |