Taha
AKGUL
TUR
Age
34 y/o | Seniors
Style
Freestyle
Weight
125 kg
France
Taha
UWW Rank
5
Season 2024
7 W / 1 L
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About Taha
The defending Olympic champion, Taha AKGUL (TUR) will be making his third trip to the Games. The gold medalist from Rio qualified Turkey for the Tokyo Games after winning the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. He lost to Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) 6-6 in the final at 125kg. Akgul, who has won two gold medals at the World Championships, is seeded number three for the Games and can clash with the Georgian rival only in the final. He has eight European Championships and Games titles with the lastest coming in 2021 in Warsaw, Poland. Akgul, born in Sivas, completed his master's degree at Sivas Cumhuriyet University. He took up wrestling following his father and brother.
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3rd
2024 Olympic Games
Country
Date
August 2024
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VPO (0-8) 0-3
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LOST by VPO1 (2-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO (0-7) 0-3
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1st
2024 Seniors European Championships
Country
Romania
Date
February 2024
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (4-5) 1-3
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3rd
2023 Senior World Championships
Country
Serbia
Date
September 2023
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO (2-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
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LOST by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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1st
2023 Senior European Championships
Country
Croatia
Date
April 2023
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO (4-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (9-4) 3-1
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1st
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa
Country
Egypt
Date
February 2023
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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WON by VSU (0-11) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (7-2) 3-1
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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1st
2022 World Championships
Country
Serbia
Date
September 2022
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-8) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-4) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-6) 1-3
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1st
2022 Senior European Championships
Country
Hungary
Date
March 2022
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-5) 1-3
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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1st
2022 Ranking Series Yasar DOGU, Vehbi EMRE & Hamit KAPLAN
Country
Turkey
Date
February 2022
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (0-11) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (1-6) 1-3
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WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (7-2) 3-1
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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3rd
2021 Senior World Championships
Country
Norway
Date
October 2021
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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LOST by VPO (4-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (4-6) 1-3
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3rd
2021 Olympic Games
Country
Japan
Date
August 2021
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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LOST by VPO (0-8) 0-3
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WON by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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1st
2021 Senior European Championships
Country
Poland
Date
April 2021
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (6-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (1-6) 1-3
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WON by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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WON by VCA (2-9) 0-5
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2nd
2019 Senior World Championships
Country
Kazakhstan
Date
September 2019
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (8-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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LOST by VPO1 (6-6) 3-1
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1st
2019 Yasar Dogu
Country
Turkey
Date
July 2019
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (2-5) 1-3
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (5-1) 3-1
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1st
2019 Senior European Championships 2019
Country
Romania
Date
April 2019
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (1-7) 1-3
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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2nd
2019 Grand Prix Ivan Yariguin
Country
Russia
Date
January 2019
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU1 (1-11) 1-4
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO1 (3-7) 1-3
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7th
2018 Senior World Championships
Country
Hungary
Date
October 2018
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (0-9) 0-3
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WON by VPO (7-0) 3-0
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LOST by VPO1 (3-2) 3-1
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1st
2018 Senior European Championships 2018
Country
Russia
Date
April 2018
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (5-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (2-4) 1-3
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WON by VPO (3-0) 3-0
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WON by VPO1 (1-2) 1-3
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1st
2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado
Country
Cuba
Date
February 2018
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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WON by VSU (0-11) 0-4
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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2nd
2017 World Championships
Country
France
Date
August 2017
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO (8-0) 3-0
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WON by VSU1 (12-2) 4-1
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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LOST by VPO1 (8-10) 1-3
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1st
2017 Senior European Championships
Country
Serbia
Date
May 2017
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (2-9) 1-3
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WON by VSU1 (14-4) 4-1
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WON by VPO (0-5) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (2-8) 1-3
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1st
2016 Olympic Games
Country
Brazil
Date
August 2016
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (10-0) 4-0
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WON by VSU (11-0) 4-0
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WON by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-1) 3-1
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2016 Freestyle World Cup
Country
United States
Date
June 2016
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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LOST by VFO (0-0) 0-5
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LOST by VFO (0-0) 5-0
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10th
2016 European Championships
Country
Latvia
Date
March 2016
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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LOST by VPO1 (8-8) 3-1
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LOST by VIN (0-0) 0-5
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1st
2015 World Championships
Country
United States
Date
September 2015
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VSU (0-11) 0-4
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WON by VPO1 (2-4) 1-3
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WON by VPO1 (1-6) 1-3
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WON by VSU (0-10) 0-4
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1st
2014 World Championship
Country
Uzbekistan
Date
September 2014
Style
Freestyle
Age Group
Seniors
Weight Class
125 kg
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WON by VPO1 (10-6) 3-1
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WON by VPO (0-4) 0-3
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WON by VPO1 (4-2) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (8-1) 3-1
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WON by VPO1 (3-4) 1-3
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