Atakan Yüksel

{{Short description|Turkish wrestler (born 1985)}}

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| nationality = Turkish

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|08|13}}

| birth_place = Şefaatli, Yozgat Province, Turkey

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| height = {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} (2012)

| weight = {{convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (2012)

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| sport = Sport wrestling

| event = Greco-Roman

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| club = ASKİ, Ankara

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| coach = Mehmet Akif Pirim

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{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }}

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{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Paris|66 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Bucharest|67 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | Mediterranean Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2013 Mersin | -66 kg }}

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Atakan Yüksel (born August 13, 1985) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 66 kg division of Greco-Roman style. The {{convert|1.72|m|ftin|abbr=on}} athlete is a member of ASKİ Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=419 |publisher=GSB |title=Sporcular / Güreş-Atakan Yüksel |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-07-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802104025/http://gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=419 |archivedate=2012-08-02 }}

He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |url=http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=20489916&tarih=2012-05-05 |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Grekoromen stilde tam kadro Londra'dayız |date=2012-05-05 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-07-04}} In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}

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2011 | International Vehbi Emre Tournament | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | Greco-Roman |

2012 | Golden Grand Prix | Istanbul, Turkey | 5th | Greco-Roman |

2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | {{gold1}} | Greco-Roman -66 kg |