Muhammet Akdeniz

Muhammet Akdeniz is a Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 79 kg division.^[1] He is a member of Ankara İlbank.^[2]

Muhammet Akdeniz

Personal information
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 29) Bayburt, Turkey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Event	Freestyle
Club	Ankara İlbank
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  Turkey European Championships 2022 Budapest 79 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 79 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2023 Istanbul 79 kg World U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 70 kg European U23 Championship 2016 Russe 70 kg World University Championship 2018 Goiana 74 kg

Career

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 79 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Muhammet Akdeniz reached the semifinals by beating Stanislav Novac of Moldova 6-1 in the first round and Saifedine Alekma of France 5-3 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost to the Greek Georgios Kougioumtsidis, and in the third place match he defeated the Latvian Alans Amirovs 8-4 to win the bronze medal.^[3][4] He won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.^[5][6] He competed in the 79 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[7]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Location	Result	Event
2022	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Freestyle 79 kg
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Konya, Turkey	2nd	Freestyle 79 kg