KAYAALP Riza

Date of Birth: 10 Oct 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: YOZGAT

Birth Country:

Turkey

Place of residence : ANKARA

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130kg	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Men's Greco-Roman 130kg Semifinal #39 TUR KAYAALP RKAYAALP Riza 0 CUB LOPEZ NUNEZ MLOPEZ NUNEZ Mijain 2 VPO	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat B	Men's Greco-Roman 130kg Bronze Medal Match #94 IRI MIRZAZADEH AMIRZAZADEH Amin 2 TUR KAYAALP RKAYAALP Riza 7 VPO1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Greco-Roman 130kg 1/8 Final #25 TUR KAYAALP RKAYAALP Riza 5 VPO1 LTU KNYSTAUTAS MKNYSTAUTAS Mantas 1	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Greco-Roman 130kg 1/4 Final #33 TUR KAYAALP RKAYAALP Riza 6 VPO1 GER POPP EPOPP Eduard 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Greco-Roman 130kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Greco-Roman 120kg	2012	London, GBR
19	Greco-Roman 120kg	2008	Beijing, CHN

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2017	Paris, FRA
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2015	Las Vegas, NV, USA
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2011	Istanbul, TUR
2	Greco-Roman 130kg	2014	Tashkent, UZB
2	Greco-Roman 120kg	2013	Budapest, HUN
3	Greco-Roman 120kg	2010	Moscow, RUS
3	Greco-Roman 120kg	2009	Herning, DEN
15	Greco-Roman 130kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

European Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2021	Warsaw, POL
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2019	Bucharest, ROU
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2018	Kaspiysk, RUS
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2017	Belgrade, SRB
7	Greco-Roman 130kg	2020	Rome, ITA

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2021	Rome, ITA
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2018	Istanbul, TUR
15	Greco-Roman 130kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

Occupation:

Teaching - Aksaray University School of Physical Training and Education, Turkey

Wife Zeynep, daughter Vera [2020]

Languages spoken:

Aski Spor Kulubu [Ankara, TUR]

Serkan Ozden [national], TUR

He began wrestling at age 10 at the Yozgat Wrestling Training Centre [GEM] in Turkey. (skor.sozcu.com.tr, 24 Oct 2019; hurriyet.com.tr, 16 Sep 2019)

"I have wanted to become a wrestler since I was a child." (ankara.bel.tr, 09 Dec 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ankara.bel.tr, 09 Dec 2019)

Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler Hamza Yerlikaya, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin. (ajansspor.com, 05 Oct 2011)

Philosophy:

"It is very important for families to support their children by standing behind them. I think that for children, if they have the willingness to accept support, it can be the key to success." (ankara.bel.tr, 09 Dec 2019)

In March 2016 a gym was named after him in his hometown of Yozgat, Turkey. (sondakika.com, 31 Mar 2016)

He was flag bearer for Turkey at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. (insidethegames.biz, 14 Aug 2013)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO:: Victory by points - without any point scored by the opponent
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent

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