Recep Topal
{{short description|Turkish freestyle wrestler}}
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{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Bucharest | 61 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Kaspiysk | 61 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Islamic Solidarity Games }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Konya | 61 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition |Yasar Dogu Tournament|Yasar Dogu Tournament]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2020 Istanbul|61 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2016 Istanbul|61 kg}}
{{Medal|Competition|Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Sofia|61 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Sofia|61 kg}}
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{{Medal|Silver|2020 Warsaw|61 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Wlabrzych|61 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Cadets Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Zrenjanin|50 kg}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf|title=2019 European Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412162932/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077811/russia-secure-freestyle-team-title-at-european-wrestling-championships|title=Russia secure freestyle team title at European Wrestling Championships|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|date=10 April 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 January 2020}} In 2018, he also won one of the bronze medals in this event.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/results_04_kaspiisk.pdf|title=2018 European Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412211223/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/results_04_kaspiisk.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Giles|first=Thomas|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1064768/sadulaev-wins-battle-of-olympic-champions-at-european-wrestling-championships|title=Sadulaev wins battle of Olympic champions at European Wrestling Championships|date=6 May 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=13 April 2020}}
Career
In 2020, he competed in the men's 62 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web|title=2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|archive-date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}
In 2022, he lost his bronze medal match in his event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} A few months later, he won the gold medal in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.{{Cite web |title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625194934/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}} He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 61 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.{{Cite news |date=11 August 2022 |title=Iran win hat-trick of wrestling golds at Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126872/iran-win-hat-trick-wrestling-gold |access-date=12 August 2022}}{{Cite web |title=2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-08/results_08_konya.pdf?VersionId=XCsODGzAzjjRhgEoc5SPJ7BmwV3S65G1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818181226/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-08/results_08_konya.pdf?VersionId=XCsODGzAzjjRhgEoc5SPJ7BmwV3S65G1 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}
Achievements
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!Year !Tournament !Location !Result !Event |
2018
|Kaspiysk, Russia |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
2019
|Bucharest, Romania |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
2022
|Konya, Turkey |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 61{{nbsp}}kg |
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Turkish male sport wrestlers
Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
Category:Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Turkey