Recep Topal

Recep Topal

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	(1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 33) Rize, Turkey
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Amateur wrestling
Weight class	61 kg
Event	Freestyle
Club	Ankara İlbank
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	(2018)(2019)
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing   Turkey European Championships 2018 Kaspiysk 61 kg 2019 Bucharest 61 kg Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya 61 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2026 Antalya 61 kg 2016 Istanbul 61 kg 2020 Istanbul 61 kg 2025 Kocaeli 61 kg Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament 2023 Sofia 61 kg 2018 Sofia 61 kg Grand Prix 2022 Rome 61 kg 2020 Warsaw 61 kg European U23 Championships 2015 Wlabrzych 61 kg European Cadets Championships 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.

External links

• Recep Topal at the International Wrestling Database
• Recep Topal at United World Wrestling