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Taha Akgül
Freestyle wrestler (b. 1990), 2016 Rio Olympic champion and heavyweight world and European champion.
Taha Akgül was born in Sivas and has wrestled freestyle since his youth, competing at 125 kg.
He became world champion in 2014 and 2015, won Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and bronze at Tokyo 2020, and has won the European championship many times.
Seen as the heir of legends such as Yaşar Doğu and Hamit Kaplan, he is one of Türkiye's most successful heavyweight wrestlers.
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Updated: October 2, 2026