Recep Topal

Recep Topal
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 34)
Rize, Turkey
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class
61 kg
Event
Freestyle
ClubAnkara İlbank
Achievements and titles
Regional finals
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2018) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (2019)
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Kaspiysk61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest61 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 Konya61 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place2026 Antalya61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Istanbul61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Istanbul61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Kocaeli61 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place2023 Sofia61 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Sofia61 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2022 Rome61 kg
Silver medal – second place2020 Warsaw61 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Wlabrzych61 kg
European Cadets Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Zrenjanin50 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. In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.

Career

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

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

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.