Vehbi Akdağ

Vehbi Akdağ (1 January 1949 – 23 June 2020) was a Turkish wrestler and Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling.[3]

Vehbi Akdağ
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born(1949-01-01)1 January 1949
Tokat, Turkey[1]
Died23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 71)[2]
Tokat, Turkey
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Featherweight
World Championships
1974 Istanbul 62 kg

Akdağ competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a silver medal in featherweight class in Freestyle wrestling[4][5]

References
  1. Mallon, Bill; Evans, Hilary. "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. Tarihi, Giriş. "Eski milli güreşçi Vehbi Akdağ toprağa verildi! Vehbi Akdağ kimdir?". Ahaber.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 January 2009)
  5. "Profile: Vehbi Akdağ". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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