Burhan Akbudak

Burhan Akbudak (born 1 June 1995) competing in the 82 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of Istanbul BB SK.[1]

Burhan Akbudak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Alma materBartın University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman - 82 Kg
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade82 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Zagreb82 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest82 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 Baku80 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2022 Istanbul82 kg
Gold medal – first place2021 Istanbul82 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 Istanbul80 kg
Silver medal – second place2019 Istanbul82 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place2023 Sofia82 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz80 kg
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russe80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul82 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiana82 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Salvador da Bahia74 kg

Career

Burhan Akbudak, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling 82 kilograms category, won a gold medal in the U23 World Wrestling Championships, which was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland .[2][3]

Burhan Akbudak won silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships. Burhan Akbudak, who competed in the World Championship for the first time in the seniors category, faced the European champion and Olympic third runner-up, Azerbaijani Rafig Huseynov, in the final. The Azerbaijani wrestler who won the match 2-1 won the gold medal, while Burhan won the silver medal. Burhan Akbudak, beat Armenian Gegham Torgomyan by 12–0 in the first round, and defeated Hungarian Laszlo Szabo by 11–0 in the second round. Defeating the American Benjamin Provisor in the quarter-finals with a 10-0 point key, the national wrestler won the match with Iranian Pejman Soltanmorad Poshtam 5–2 in the semi-finals and made his mark in the final.[4]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] Burhan Akbudak beat Uzbekistan's Jalgasbay Berdimuratov 7–6 in men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, scoring his first-ever gold in the tournament.[6]

Burhan Akbudak became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by winning the final match of the men's 82 kg wrestling championships with a 3–3 draw with Ukraine's Yaroslav Filchakov and winning with the advantage of the last point. Burhan Akbudak, who started the championship from the last 16 round, defeated his Serbian opponent Branko Kovacevic with 9-0 technical superiority and reached the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Burhan Akbudak met German Roland Schwarz. Burhan defeated his German opponent with the same score of 9-0 technical superiority and made his name in the semifinals. In the semi-final against Azerbaijan's Refik Hüseynov, Burhan Akbudak defeated his opponent with a 5–1 lead and reached the final.[7]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 3rd Greco-Roman 80 kg
2021 World Championships Oslo, Norway 2nd Greco-Roman 82 kg
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Greco-Roman 82 kg
World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 82 kg

References
  1. "International Wrestling Database". Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft. 1 June 1995. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. "Greco Giants Pataridze and Semenov to Clash in Finals". United World Wrestling.
  3. "BURHAN AKBUDAK DÜNYA ŞAMPİYONU | Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu".
  4. "Silver medal from national wrestler Burhan Akbudak". 8 October 2021.
  5. "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
  6. "Turkish wrestler Akbudak crowned world champion in 82 kg".
  7. "Burhan Akbudak, Avrupa şampiyonu".
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