Atakan Yüksel

Atakan Yüksel
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1985-08-13) August 13, 1985
Şefaatli, Yozgat Province, Turkey
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport Sport wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club ASKİ, Ankara
Coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim

Atakan Yüksel (born Augıust 13, 1985 in Şefaatli, Yozgat Province, Turkey) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 66 kg division of Greco-Roman style. The 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) athlete is a member of ASKİ Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim.[1]

He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He had a bye into the second round, where he lost to Saeid Abdevali from Iran.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 International Vehbi Emre Tournament Istanbul, Turkey 5th Greko-Roman
2012 Golden Grand Prix Istanbul, Turkey 5th Greko-Roman
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st, gold medalist(s) Greko-Roman -66 kg

References

  1. "Sporcular / Güreş-Atakan Yüksel" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  2. "Grekoromen stilde tam kadro Londra'dayız". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  3. "Greco-Roman 66 kg results – Wrestling – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-12-20.


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