Vehbi Akdağ

Vehbi Akdağ (1 January 1949 – 23 June 2020) was a Turkish wrestler. He was an Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling.[1] Akdağ competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he won a silver medal in featherweight class in Freestyle wrestling[2][3] He was born in Tokat, Turkey.[4]

Akdağ died on 23 June 2020 in Tokat, aged 71.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 January 2009)
  3. ↑ "Profile: Vehbi Akdağ". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Mallon, Bill; Evans, Hilary. "Vehbi Akdağ". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Tarihi, Giriş. "Eski milli güreşçi Vehbi Akdağ toprağa verildi! Vehbi Akdağ kimdir?". Ahaber.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 June 2020.