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
Birth name	Vehbi Akdağ
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1949-01-01)1 January 1949 Tokat, Turkey^[1]
Died	23 June 2020(2020-06-23) (aged 71)^[2] Tokat, Turkey
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Medal record Representing  Turkey Men's Freestyle wrestling Olympic Games 1972 Munich 62 kg World Championships 1974 Istanbul 62 kg European Championships 1973 Lausanne 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" 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 January 2009)
5. . 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