Burhan Akbudak (born 1 June 1995) competing in the 82 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He is a member of Istanbul BB SK.[1]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 June 1995 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Bartın University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman - 82 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Istanbul BB SK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editBurhan Akbudak, competing in Greco-Roman wrestling 82 kilograms category, won a gold medal in the U23 World Wrestling Championships, which was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland .[2][3]
Burhan Akbudak won silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships. Burhan Akbudak, who competed in the World Championship for the first time in the seniors category, faced the European champion and Olympic third runner-up, Azerbaijani Rafig Huseynov, in the final. The Azerbaijani wrestler who won the match 2-1 won the gold medal, while Burhan won the silver medal. Burhan Akbudak, beat Armenian Gegham Torgomyan by 12–0 in the first round, and defeated Hungarian Laszlo Szabo by 11–0 in the second round. Defeating the American Benjamin Provisor in the quarter-finals with a 10-0 point key, the national wrestler won the match with Iranian Pejman Soltanmorad Poshtam 5–2 in the semi-finals and made his mark in the final.[4]
In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] Burhan Akbudak beat Uzbekistan's Jalgasbay Berdimuratov 7–6 in men's Greco-Roman 82 kg at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, scoring his first-ever gold in the tournament.[6]
Burhan Akbudak became the European champion for the first time at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by winning the final match of the men's 82 kg wrestling championships with a 3–3 draw with Ukraine's Yaroslav Filchakov and winning with the advantage of the last point. Burhan Akbudak, who started the championship from the last 16 round, defeated his Serbian opponent Branko Kovacevic with 9-0 technical superiority and reached the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Burhan Akbudak met German Roland Schwarz. Burhan defeated his German opponent with the same score of 9-0 technical superiority and made his name in the semifinals. In the semi-final against Azerbaijan's Refik Hüseynov, Burhan Akbudak defeated his opponent with a 5–1 lead and reached the final.[7]
He competed in the 77 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8] He was eliminated in his first match by Zoltán Lévai of Hungary.[8]
Major results
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | Greco-Roman 80 kg |
| 2021 | World Championships | Oslo, Norway | 2nd | Greco-Roman 82 kg |
| 2022 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Greco-Roman 82 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 82 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | Greco-Roman 82 kg |
References
edit- ^ "International Wrestling Database". Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Greco Giants Pataridze and Semenov to Clash in Finals". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "BURHAN AKBUDAK DÜNYA ŞAMPİYONU | Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Silver medal from national wrestler Burhan Akbudak". 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
- ^ "Turkish wrestler Akbudak crowned world champion in 82 kg".
- ^ "Burhan Akbudak, Avrupa şampiyonu".
- ^ a b "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
edit- Burhan Akbudak at United World Wrestling
- Burhan Akbudak at the International Wrestling Database
- Burhan Akbudak at Olympics.com
- Burhan Akbudak at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Burhan Akbudak at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Burhan Akbudak at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
