Muhammet Akdeniz

Muhammet Akdeniz
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29)
Bayburt, Turkey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubAnkara İlbank
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 79 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Konya 79 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Istanbul 79 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 70 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Russe 70 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiana 74 kg

Muhammet Akdeniz is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 79 kg division.[1] He is a member of Ankara İlbank.[2]

Career

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Muhammet Akdeniz reached the semifinals by beating Stanislav Novac of Moldova 6-1 in the first round and Saifedine Alekma of France 5-3 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to the Greek Georgios Kougioumtsidis, and in the third place match he defeated the Latvian Alans Amirovs 8-4 to win the bronze medal.[3][4] He won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[5][6] He competed in the 79 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2022 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 79 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 2nd Freestyle 79 kg

References

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". whatsmat.uww.org. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Muhammet AKDENIZ profile page". uww.org. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Muhammet Akdeniz'den Macaristan'da bronz". sporx.com. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Senior European Championships - Mar 2022 COMPLETE RESULTS" (PDF). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Eskişehirli milli güreşçi Muhammet Akdeniz minderden gümüş madalya ile ayrıldı".
  7. ^ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.