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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
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich 62 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Istanbul 62 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne 62 kg

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

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.