Recep Topal

Recep Topal
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 32)
Turkey
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class61 kg
EventFreestyle
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsBronze (2018) Bronze (2019)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bucharest 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kaspiysk 61 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya 61 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Istanbul 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Istanbul 61 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 Sofia 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia 61 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2022 Rome 61 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Warsaw 61 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wlabrzych 61 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Zrenjanin 50 kg

Recep Topal (born 29 january 1992) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in the 61 kg event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[1][2] In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.[3][4]

Career

In 2020, he competed in the men's 62 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]

In 2022, he lost his bronze medal match in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[6] A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[7] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[8][9]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 3rd Freestyle 61 kg
2019 European Championships Bucharest, Romania 3rd Freestyle 61 kg
2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 3rd Freestyle 61 kg

References

  1. ^ "2019 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ Etchells, Daniel (10 April 2019). "Russia secure freestyle team title at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ^ Giles, Thomas (6 May 2018). "Sadulaev wins battle of Olympic champions at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Iran win hat-trick of wrestling golds at Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya". InsideTheGames.biz. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. ^ "2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.