Vehbi Akdağ

{{Short description|Turkish wrestler (1949–2020)}}

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| sport = Wrestling

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|1|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tokat, Turkey{{cite web |last1=Mallon |first1=Bill |last2=Evans |first2=Hilary |title=Vehbi Akdağ |url=http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60273 |website=Olympedia |access-date=27 June 2020}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|23 |1949|1|1|df=yes}}{{cite web |last1=Tarihi |first1=Giriş |title=Eski milli güreşçi Vehbi Akdağ toprağa verildi! Vehbi Akdağ kimdir? |url=https://www.ahaber.com.tr/spor/2020/06/26/eski-milli-guresci-vehbi-akdag-topraga-verildi-vehbi-akdag-kimdir |website=Ahaber.tr |access-date=27 June 2020 |language=tr}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's Freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCompetition |Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalSilver| 1972 Munich|62 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1974 Istanbul|62 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1973 Lausanne|62 kg}}

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Vehbi Akdağ (1 January 1949 – 23 June 2020) was a Turkish wrestler and Olympic silver medalist in Freestyle wrestling.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60273 |title=Vehbi Akdağ |work=Olympedia |access-date=27 June 2020}}

Akdağ competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich where he received a silver medal in featherweight class in Freestyle wrestling[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=WRE "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Wrestling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919044337/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=18&sp=WRE |date=2008-09-19 }} databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 9 January 2009){{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/vehbi-akdag-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004546/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/vehbi-akdag-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Profile: Vehbi Akdağ |publisher=sports-reference.com|access-date=9 January 2009}}