Morten Thoresen

Morten Thoresen (born 2 January 1997) is a Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a European champion and won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg event at the 2020 European Championships. He is also a European U23 Championships bronze medallist. Thoresen hails from Bodø Municipality.

Career

In 2018, Thoresen won one of the bronze medals in the men's 67kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. A month earlier, he competed in the 67kg event at the European Wrestling Championships without winning a medal. He was eliminated in his second match by Fredrik Bjerrehuus of Denmark. He was eliminated in his second match by Frank Stäbler of Germany. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Thoresen 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, Thoresen competed in the 67kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He was eliminated in his third match by eventual bronze medalist Almat Kebispayev of Kazakhstan. He competed in the 67kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match. A few months later, he competed at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy. He competed in the 67kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Thoresen competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.

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