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Taha Akgül
Akgül at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1990-11-22) 22 November 1990 (age 33)
Sivas, Turkey
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Turned pro2010
Coached byAbdullah Çakmar
Retired2024
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 2
World Championship 3 2 3
European Championships 11 0 0
European Games 1 0 0
Military World Games 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 1 0 0
World Cup 1 0 0
Yasar Dogu Tournament 7 0 1
Other 5 3 0
Total 31 5 6
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 125 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tashkent 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Las Vegas 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nur-Sultan 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Budapest 120 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Oslo 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Belgrade 125 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tbilisi 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Vantaa 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Novi Sad 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bucharest 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budapest 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bucharest 125 kg
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku 125 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan 125 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 120 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tehran 120 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 Ankara 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Ankara 120 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Istanbul 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Istanbul 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Istanbul 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Istanbul 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul 125 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul 120 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Silver medal – second place 2019 Krasnoyarsk 125 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku 120 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 La Habana 125 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Alexandria 125 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Siedlce 120 kg
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan 120 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuortane 120 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Budapest 120 kg

Taha Akgül (born 22 November 1990 in Sivas) is an Olympic, World, and European champion Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division.[1][2] He is a 3 time world (2014, 2015, 2022) and 11 time European (2012-2015, 2017-2019, 2021-2024) champion. He won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics as well as in the 2024 Summer Olympics at 125 kg. He is a graduate of the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Physical Education and Sports Academy and completed his master's degree at Sivas Cumhuriyet University.[3][4]

Wrestling career

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Akgül took up wrestling in 2003 following his father and brother. He won the gold medal at the 40th Yaşar Doğu International Wrestling Tournament held in 2012.[5] At the 2012 European Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, Taha Akgül became champion in his weight category.[6] He qualified for the 2012 Olympics.[7] 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 medallist in his weight class.[8]

Taha Akgül defended his European champion title at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[9] He won the bronze medal at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.[10]

In 2014 and 2015 he won the world title in the 125 kg division.[11][12] In 2014 he named as the Best Wrestler of the Year by the Turkish Wrestling Federation. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, defeating Komeil Ghasemi in the final.

Taha Akgul won the gold medal at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships in Serbia on Friday.[13]

World Championships 2017, Paris: It was a dramatic gold medal match. Akgul scored the first point on the counter in less than one minute into the game. The Turkish international continued to dominate the first period by taking a four-point lead. But the Georgian wrestler turned the tables in his favour in the dying seconds of the first half. Within one minute he covered the four-point lead by two successive takedowns, levelling the score at 4-4. In the second half, both the wrestlers went into attacking mode. With a series of attacks, the wrestlers were drawn at 8-8. But in the final 10 seconds of the bout, Petriashvili executed a two-pointer move and became the world champion.[14]

Taha Akgul won gold medals on Sunday at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk in Russia's northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan. He won against Georgian wrestler Geno Petriashvili 2-1 to become the European champion in the 125-kilogram category.[15]

Taha Akgul comes second in World Wrestling C'ships. Akgul wins silver medal in World Wrestling Championships, losing to Georgia's Petriashvili in men's freestyle final.[16]

Taha Akgül on 22 April won gold in the 2021 European Championships in Warsaw. Akgül secured his eighth European title as the 30-year-old beat his Russian opponent Sergei Kozyrev via disqualification (9-2) in the men's freestyle 125-kilogram final. He had previously won gold in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) about his latest success, Akgül said winning the tournament after being forced to a nearly two-year hiatus due to injury was a great morale boost for him. “I won my 8th European title after defeating my rivals with overwhelming superiority. It was really important for me to win a gold medal, considering I joined straight to European Championships after my 1.5-year break. And the Olympics is so close,” Akgül said, adding that he would be aiming for a second Olympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020.[17]

In 2022, he won the gold medal in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[18] He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Akgül claimed a 5–2 victory over Geno Petriashvili from Georgia in the 125 kg freestyle division in Hungary's capital. Taha Akgul won his ninth gold medal in the 125 kg freestyle division.[19] He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[20][21] United World Wrestling has announced Taha Akgul as the 2022 Freestyle Wrestler of the Year after his three title-winning performances in 2022.[22]

In 2023, Taha Akgül became the European champion for the 10th time by defeating his Georgian opponent Geno Petriashvili 9-4 in the 125 kg freestyle category at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships. Taha defeated Giorgi Meshvildishvili, competing for Azerbaijan, 3-1 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinal, Taha faced Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano competing for Italy, beating his opponent 4-0. He won the bronze medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[23]

He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. He reached the final after defeating Poland's Kamil Kosciolek in the first round, Ukraine's Murazi Mchedlidze in the quarterfinals and another Georgian, Giorgi Meshvildishvili of Azerbaijan, in the semifinals with 10-0 technical victories. In the final, he defeated Geno Petriashvili of Georgia and became the European champion for the 11th time. [24]

Taha Akgül won one of bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France by defeating his Kyrgyz rival Aiaal Lazarev 7-0 in the third place match in the men's freestyle 125 kg competition. Taha Akgül reached the semifinals by beating Puerto Rican Jonovan Smith 10-0 with technical superiority in the first round and Hungarian Dániel Ligeti 8-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he faced Iranian Amir Hossein Zare. While the match was 1-1 in Taha's favor, with 30 seconds left, the Algerian referee Belkacem Trai gave Taha a warning even though he was more active, and as a result, he lost the match 2-1 and lost the bronze medal. After the end of the match, he took off his shoes and left them on the mat and announced that he was ending his career.[25]

Major results

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2024 Summer Olympics Paris, France 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
World Championships Oslo, Norway 3rd Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2019 World Championships Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 2nd Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Bucharest, Romania 1st Freestyle 125 kg
Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2017 World Championships Paris, France 2nd Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2015 World Championships Las Vegas, United States 1st Freestyle 125 kg
European Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2014 World Championships Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st Freestyle 125 kg
European Championships Vantaa, Finland 1st Freestyle 125 kg
2013 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd Freestyle 120 kg
European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 120 kg
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st Freestyle 120 kg
Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia 1st Freestyle 120 kg
2012 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia 1st Freestyle 120 kg

Wrestling record

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Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 158-11 Kyrgyzstan Aiaal Lazarev 7-0 10 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games France Paris
Loss 157-11 Iran Amir Hossein Zare 1-2 9 August 2024
Win 157-10 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 8-0
Win 156-10 Puerto Rico Jonovan Smith 10–0 Tech Fall
2024 European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 155-10 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 5-4 18 February 2024 2024 European Championship Romania Bucharest
Win 154-10 Azerbaijan Giorgi Meshvildishvili 10–0 Tech Fall 17 February 2024
Win 153-10 Ukraine Murazi Mchedlidze 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 152-10 Poland Kamil Kościółek 10–0 Tech Fall
2023 World Championship 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 151-10 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 5-0 17 September 2023 2023 World Championship Serbia Belgrad
Loss 150-10 Iran Amir Hossein Zare 0-4 16 September 2023
Win 150-9 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 3-0
Win 149-9 Azerbaijan Giorgi Meshvildishvili 2-0
Win 148-9 Mexico Eduardo García 11–0 Tech Fall
2023 European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 147-9 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 9–4 19 April 2023 2023 European Championships Croatia Zagreb
Win 146-9 Italy Abraham Conyedo 4-0 18 April 2023
Win 145-9 Azerbaijan Giorgi Meshvildishvili 3–1
Ibrahim Moustafa 2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 144-9 Poland Kamil Kosciolek 5-0 25 February 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa 2023 Egypt Alexandria
Win 143-9 United States Nick Gwiazdowski 7-2
Win 142-9 India Dinesh 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 141-9 Kazakhstan Yusup Batirmurzaev 7–0
2022 World Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 140-9 Mongolia Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel 6-2 16 September 2022 2022 World Championship Serbia Belgrade
Win 139-9 Iran Amir Hossein Zare 4-2 15 September 2022
Win 138-9 Canada Amar Dhesi 8–2
Win 137-9 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 4–0
2022 European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 136-9 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 5–2 30 March 2022 2022 European Championships Hungary Budapest
Win 135-9 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 10–0 Tech Fall 29 March 2022
Win 134-9 Serbia Magomedgadzhi Nurasulov 5–0
Yasar Dogu 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 133-9 Mongolia Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel 10-0 Tech Fall 26 February 2022 Yasar Dogu 2022 Turkey Istanbul
Win 132-9 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 3-0
Win 131-9 Kazakhstan Oleg Boltin 6–1
Win 130-9 Serbia Magomedgadzhi Nurasulov 7–2
Win 129-9 Slovakia Gabriel Tysz 11–0 Tech Fall
2021 World Championship 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 128-9 United States Nick Gwiazdowski 6-4 3 October 2021 2021 World Championship Norway Oslo
Loss 127-9 Iran Amir Hossein Zare 0-4 2 October 2021
Win 127–8 Russia Zelimkhan Khizriev 5–0
Win 126–8 Poland Robert Baran 5–0
2020 Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 125–8 Mongolia Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel 5–0 6 August 2021 2020 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo
Win 124–8 Kyrgyzstan Aiaal Lazarev 4–0
Loss 123–8 United States Gable Steveson 0–8 5 August 2021
Win 123–7 Canada Amar Dhesi 5–0
2021 European Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 122–7 Russia Sergei Kozyrev 9-2 21 April 2021 2021 European Championship Poland Warsaw
Win 121–7 Belarus Dzianis Khramiankou 4-0 20 April 2021
Win 120–7 Poland Kamil Kosciolek 6–1
Win 119–7 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 6–1
2020 Turkey Wrestling Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 118–7 Turkey Tanju Gemici 10–0 Tech Fall 22 December 2019 2020 Turkey Championships Turkey Ankara
Win 117–7 Turkey Hüseyin Civelek 10–0 Tech Fall 21 December 2019
Win 116–7 Turkey Mustafa Tayyip Küçük 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 115–7 TurkeyEnes Kaan 12–2 Tech Fall
Win 114–7 Turkey Adil Mısırcı 10–0 Tech Fall
2019 Bundesliga tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 113–7 Germany Robin Ferdinand 19–4 Tech Fall 16 November 2019 2019 Bundesliga Tournament Germany Hockenheim
Win 112–7 Germany Nico Graf 16–0 Tech Fall RKG Reilingen-Hockenheim
Win 111–7 Germany Alexander Kleer 16–0 Tech Fall
2019 Military World Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 110–7 Iran Yadollah Mohebbi 3–0 22 October 2019 2019 Military World Games China Wuhan
Win 109–7 Poland Robert Baran 8–1 21 October 2019
Win 108–7 Ukraine Aleksandr Goldovski 4–0
Win 107–7 Turkmenistan Sohbet Belliyev 5–0
2019 World Championship 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 106–7 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 6–6 21 September 2019 2019 World Championship Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan
Win 106-6 China Deng Zhiwei 10–0 Tech Fall 20 September 2019
Win 105–6 Uzbekistan Khasanboy Rakhimov 3–0
Win 104–6 Mongolia Alexander Romanov 8–0
2019 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 103–6 United States Nick Gwiazdowski 5–1 14 July 2019 2019 Yasar Dogu Turkey Istanbul
Win 102–6 Iran Yadollah Mohebbi 10–0 Tech Fall July 13, 2019
Win 101–6 Hungary Daniel Ligeti 5–2
2019 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 100–6 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 7–0 10 April 2019 2019 European Championship Romania Bucharest
Win 99–6 Russia Anzor Khizriev 8–1 April 9, 2019
Win 98–6 Armenia Andranik Galstyan 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 97–6 Romania Rareș Chintoan 7–1
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 96–6 Russia Anzor Khizriev 3–7 25 January 2019 Ivan Yarygin 2019 Russia Krasnoyarsk
Win 96–5 China Deng Zhiwei 10–0 Tech Fall 25 January 2019
Win 95–5 Cuba Alpajon Estevez 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 94–5 Russia Zelimkhan Khizriev 11–0 Tech Fall
2018 World Championship at 125 kg
Loss 93–5 Iran Parviz Hadi 2–3 20 October 2018 2018 World Championship Hungary Budapest
Win 93–4 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 7–0
Win 92–4 Germany Nick Matuhin 9–0
2018 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 91–4 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 2–1 6 May 2018 2018 European Championship Russia Kaspiysk
Win 90–4 Russia Muradin Kushkhov 3–0 5 May 2018
Win 89–4 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 4–2
Win 88–4 Belarus Ibrahim Saidau 5–0
2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 87–4 United States Ben Durbin 11–0 Tech Fall 15 February 2018 2018 Granma y Cerro Pelado Cuba La Habana
Win 86–4 Uzbekistan Davit Modzmanashvili 8–1 14 February 2018
Win 85–4 Ukraine Alen Zasyeyev 7–0
Win 84–4 Armenia Garik Barseghyan 11–0 Tech Fall
2017 World Championship 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 125 kg
Loss 83–4 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 8–10 25 August 2017 2017 World Championship France Paris
Win 83–3 United States Nick Gwiazdowski 10–0 Tech Fall 24 August 2017
Win 82–3 South Korea Nam Koung-jin 12–2 Tech Fall
Win 81–3 Mongolia Natsagsürengiin Zolboo 8–0
2017 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 80–3 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 8–2 5 May 2017 2017 European Championship Slovakia Novi Sad
Win 79–3 Hungary Dániel Ligeti 5–0
Win 78–3 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 14–4 Tech Fall
Win 77–3 Ukraine Danylo Kartavyi 9–2
2016 Olympic Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 76–3 Iran Komeil Ghasemi 3–1 20 August 2016 2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro
Win 75–3 Armenia Levan Berianidze 8–1
Win 74–3 Belarus Ibrahim Saidau 11–0 Tech Fall
Win 73–3 Mongolia Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat 10–0 Tech Fall
2016 European Championship at 125 kg
Loss 72–3 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 8-8 11 March 2016 2016 European Championship Latvia Riga
2016 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 72–2 United States Tony Nelson 10–0 Tech Fall 7 February 2016 2016 Yasar Dogu Turkey Istanbul
Win 71–2 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 12–1 6 February 2016
Win 70–2 Turkey Yasin Kılıç 9–1
2015 World Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 69–2 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 10–0 Tech Fall 12 September 2015 2015 World Championship United States Las Vegas, NV
Win 68–2 Russia Bilyal Makhov 10–0 Tech Fall 11 September 2015
Win 67–2 Kazakhstan Daulet Shabanbay 6–1
Win 66–2 Armenia Levan Berianidze 4–2
Win 65–2 Spain José Cuba 11–0 Tech Fall
2015 European Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 64–2 Belarus Aleksey Shemarov 6–0 18 June 2015 2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku
Win 63–2 Slovakia Soslan Gagloev Fall
Win 62–2 Poland Robert Baran Fall
Win 61–2 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 5–2
2015 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 60–2 Kyrgyzstan Aiaal Lazarev 10–0 Tech Fall 29 March 2015 2015 Yasar Dogu Turkey Istanbul
Win 59–2 Kazakhstan Daulet Shabanu 12–1 Tech Fall 28 March 2015
Win 58–2 Russia Khadzhimurat Gatsalov 10–0 Tech Fall
2014 World Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 57–2 Iran Komeil Ghasemi 4–3 8 September 2014 2014 World Championship Uzbekistan Tashkent
Win 56–2 Ukraine Aleksey Shemarov 8–1 7 September 2014
Win 55–2 United States Tervel Dlagnev 4–2
Win 54–2 Azerbaijan Aslan Dzebisov 4–0
Win 53–2 Hungary Richárd Csercsics 10–4
2014 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 52–2 Russia Alan Khugaev 10–0 Tech Fall 3 April 2014 2014 European Championship Finland Vantaa
Win 51–2 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 10–0 Tech Fall 2 April 2014
Win 50–2 Belarus Vadzim Shvedau 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 49–2 Armenia Andranik Galstyan 11–0 Tech Fall
2014 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 48–2 Iran Komeil Ghasemi 4–1 16 February 2014 2014 Yasar Dogu Tournament Turkey Istanbul
Win 47–2 United States Dom Bradley 6–1 15 February 2014
Win 46–2 Turkey Hamza Özkaradeniz 2–0
2013 Moscow Lights 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 45–2 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 10–1 8 November 2013 2013 Moscow Lights Russia Moscow
Win 44–2 Russia Andranik Galstyan 10–0 12 November 2013
Win 43–2 Ukraine Alen Zasyeyev 4–1
Win 42–2 Bulgaria Bimbelov Peycho 10–0
2013 World Championship 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 41–2 United States Tervel Dlagnev 3–0 17 September 2013 2013 World Championship Hungary Budapest
Win 40–2 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 7–3
Win 39–2 Palau Florian Skilang Temengil 8–0 Tech Fall
Loss 38–2 Ukraine Alen Zasyeyev 2–6 16 September 2013
Win 38–1 Greece Christos Nyfadopoulos 10–0 Tech Fall
2013 Summer Universiade 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 37–1 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 8–0 Tech Fall 16 July 2013 2013 Summer Universiade Russia Kazan
Win 36–1 Iran Parviz Hadi 6–1
Win 35–1 China Deng Zhiwei 7–0
Win 34–1 Belarus Ibrahim Saidau 4–1
2013 Mediterranean Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 33–1 Tunisia Slim Trabelsi 10–0 Tech Fall 26 June 2013 2013 Mediterranean Games Turkey Mersin
Win 32–1 Greece Christos Nyfadopoulos 10–0 Tech Fall 25 June 2013
Win 31–1 North Macedonia Bojan Danov 10–0 Tech Fall
Win 30–1 Serbia Pedrag Dubaic 10–0 Tech Fall
2013 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 29–1 Ukraine Alen Zasieiev 0–6, 1–0, 2–1 21 March 2013 2013 European Championship Georgia (country) Tbilisi
Win 28–1 Hungary Daniel Ligeti 5–1, 5–3 20 March 2013
Win 27–1 Bulgaria Dimitar Angelov Kumchev 2–2, 3–0, 3–1
Win 26–1 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 2–0, 2–0
2013 World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 25–1 United States Tervel Dlagnev 6–2 21 February 2013 2013 World Cup Iran Tehran
Win 24–1 Iran Komeil Ghasemi 5–1 20 February 2013
Win 23–1 Iran Mohammad Reza Azarshakib 8–0
Win 22–1 Russia Alan Khugaev 6–3
Win 21–1 Japan Taichi Oka 11–0 Tech Fall
2013 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 20–1 Uzbekistan Kurban Kurbanov 9–2 9 February 2013 2013 Yasar Dogu Turkey Ankara
Win 19–1 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 6–1
Win 18–1 Georgia (country) Geno Petriashvili 6–3
2012 World University Championship1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 17–1 Iran Parviz Hadi 10–0 Tech Fall 2 October 2012 2012 World University Championship Finland Kuortane
Win 16–1 Russia Vitali Gagiev 10–2 1 October 2012
Win 15–1 United States Anthony Nelson 10–0 Tech-Fall
Win 14–1 Mongolia Odgerel Bat-Ochir 7–0
2012 Olympic Games 9th at 120 kg
Loss 13–1 Russia Bilyal Makhov 1–0, 3–0 11 August 2012 2012 Olympic Games United Kingdom London
Win 13–0 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 1–0, 2–0
2012 Yasar Dogu Tournament 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 12–0 Ukraine Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi 5–2 13 Juny 2012 2012 Yasar Dogu Turkey Ankara
Win 11–0 Romania Rareş Chintoan 7–0 12 Juny 2012
Win 10–0 Iran Fardin Masoumi 10–0 Tech Fall
2012 European Championship 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 120 kg
Win 9–0 Hungary Daniel Ligeti 9–1 Tech Fall 2 March 2012 2012 European Championship Serbia Belgrade
Win 8–0 Belarus Ihar Dziatko 5–0
Win 7–0 Germany Nick Matuhin 4–0
Win 6–0 Greece Giagias Stamatios 9–0 Tech Fall
2011 Golden Grand Prix 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 125 kg
Win 5–0 Turkey Fatih Çakıroğlu 5–4 8 July 2011 2011 Golden Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku
Win 4–0 Georgia (country) Davit Modzmanashvili 8–3 7 July 2011
Win 3–0 Azerbaijan Jamaladdin Magomedov 7–3
Win 2–0 United States Jarod Trice 8–2
Win 1–0 Spain José Cuba 11–0 Tech Fall

See also

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References

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