Burhan Akbudak

Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler

Burhan Akbudak
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1995-06-01) 1 June 1995 (age 28)
Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Alma materBartın University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman - 82 kg
TeamIstanbul BB SK
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Oslo 82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 82 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Baku 80 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Istanbul 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Istanbul 80 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Istanbul 82 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2023 Sofia 82 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bydgoszcz 80 kg
European U23 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Russe 80 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Istanbul 82 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Goiana 82 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Salvador da Bahia 74 kg

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]

Career

Burhan 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]

Major results

Year Tournament Location Result Event
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

  1. ^ "International Wrestling Database". Institut für Angewandte Trainingswissenschaft. 1 June 1995. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Greco Giants Pataridze and Semenov to Clash in Finals". United World Wrestling.
  3. ^ "BURHAN AKBUDAK DÜNYA ŞAMPİYONU | Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Silver medal from national wrestler Burhan Akbudak". 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
  6. ^ "Turkish wrestler Akbudak crowned world champion in 82 kg".
  7. ^ "Burhan Akbudak, Avrupa şampiyonu".

External links

  • Burhan Akbudak at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Burhan Akbudak at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
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World Champions in Greco-Roman light middleweight (82 kg)
  • 2014–2017: 80 kg
  • 2018–present: 82 kg
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  • 80 kg: 2014-2017
  • 82 kg: 2018-present