İsmail Faikoğlu

İsmail Faikoğlu
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1965-08-25) 25 August 1965
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle
ClubTEDAŞ SK (Ankara)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1992 Kaposvar62 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc62 kg
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens62 kg

İsmail Faikoğlu (born 25 August 1965) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler who competed internationally in the 62 kg division.

Career

Faikoğlu represented Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 11th in men's freestyle 62 kg.[1]

He won the bronze medal at the 1992 European Wrestling Championships in Kaposvar.[2]

He also won the gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc and the silver medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, both in 62 kg freestyle.[2] At the 1993 World Wrestling Championships, he finished fourth, and at the 1991 World Championships he placed sixth.

He was the runner-up at the 1994 Wrestling World Cup and placed fourth in the 1995 edition.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "İsmail Faikoğlu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Faikoğlu, İsmail - UWW Profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
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