Atakan Yüksel

Turkish wrestler (born 1985)

Atakan Yüksel

Personal information

Nationality

Turkish

Born

(1985-08-13) August 13, 1985 (age 38)
Şefaatli, Yozgat Province, Turkey

Height

1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2012)

Weight

66 kg (146 lb) (2012)

Sport

Sport wrestling

Event

Greco-Roman

Club

ASKİ, Ankara

Coached by

Mehmet Akif Pirim

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling

Representing Turkey
World Championships
	2017 Paris	66 kg
European Championships
	2019 Bucharest	67 kg
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin	-66 kg

Atakan Yüksel (born August 13, 1985) 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] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event
2011	International Vehbi Emre Tournament	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	Greco-Roman
2012	Golden Grand Prix	Istanbul, Turkey	5th	Greco-Roman
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey		Greco-Roman -66 kg

References

^ "Sporcular / Güreş-Atakan Yüksel" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
^ "Grekoromen stilde tam kadro Londra'dayız". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
^ "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.