Vehbi AkdaÄŸ
Vehbi Akdağ ( born January 1, 1949 in Tokat ) is a former Turkish wrestler. He was the silver medalist at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich in free style at featherweight.
Career
Vehbi Akdağ began as a teenager in Tokat with the rings, and quickly developed into an outstanding freestyle wrestler. He was inducted into the Turkish national team and used at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in free style at featherweight in 1968. He won there on Hans -Jürgen Luczak from the GDR and Josef Engel from Czechoslovakia and fought draw against Elkan Tedejew from the Soviet Union and Nikolaos Karipidis from Greece. Because he had thus reached more than six failed points, he had to resign, although he had not lost a fight. At the European Championships in Berlin in 1970, he was employed at lightweight. With three wins and one defeat against Soviet athlete Nodar Hohaschwili he came up with a good fourth place, while he retired at the World Championships the same year in Edmonton after the 3rd round and had to be satisfied with the 9th Place.
1972 Vehbi qualified for participation in the Olympic Games in Munich, but had to abtrainiert in the featherweight. A measure that would prove to be right, because Vehbi won in Munich in this weight class the silver medal. The Munich in his weight class outstanding Soviet athletes Zagalav Abdulbekow subject Vehbi fight for victory but clear.
Vehbi struggled to Munich at the international championships continue at featherweight and won in 1973 at the European Championships in Lausanne and at the 1974 World Championships in Istanbul still bronze medals. At the end of his international career, he still Ringer came in 1978 in Sofia on an excellent 4th place.
In his international championships Vehbi Akdağ also met several times on German wrestler. Counter Helmut stocking from Jena he cashed two fights and lost one and against Eduard Giray from Freiburg he won once and he lost again.
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, European Championship EM =, F = Freestyle, Fe = Featherweight, Lightweight = Le, then to 62 kg or 68 kg body weight)
Swell
- Various editions of the journals " Athletics " from the years 1968 to 1975, " The Ringer " from the years 1976 to 1978
- Documentation of International Wrestling Championships FILA, 1976