Vehbi Akdağ
Vehbi Akdağ (1 January 1949 – 23 June 2020) was a Turkish wrestler and Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling.[3]
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1949 Tokat, Turkey[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 2020 (aged 71)[2] Tokat, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Akdağ competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a silver medal in featherweight class in Freestyle wrestling[4][5]
References
- Mallon, Bill; Evans, Hilary. "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Tarihi, Giriş. "Eski milli güreşçi Vehbi Akdağ toprağa verildi! Vehbi Akdağ kimdir?". Ahaber.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 January 2009)
- "Profile: Vehbi Akdağ". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
External links
- Vehbi Akdağ at the International Wrestling Database
- Vehbi Akdağ at Olympics.com
- Vehbi Akdağ at Olympedia
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