Taha Akgül

Who is Taha Akgül?

Taha Akgül is a European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 120 kg division. He is a student of physical education and sports at the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University in Karaman.

He won the gold medal at the 40th Yaşar Doğu International Wrestling Tournament held in 2012. At the 2012 European Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, Taha Akgül became champion in his weight category.

He was qualified to participate at the 2012 Olympics for Turkey. He did not advance to quarterfinal after losing to Bilyal Makhov from Russia in the round of 16.

At the 2012 World University Wrestling Championships held in Kuortane, Finland, he became gold medalist in his weight class.

Taha Akgül defended his European champion title at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.