Kouadio Vincent Aka-Akesse (born October 25, 1975 in N'zi-Comoé,

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

) is an amateur Ivorian-born French freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category. In 2005, Aka-Akesse had won two medals for the 96 kg class at the

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in Almería, Spain, and at the European Wrestling Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Aka-Akesse made his official debut, as a member of the Ivorian team, for the

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, where he competed in the men's 85 kg. He placed last in the preliminary pool, against Iran's

Amir Reza Khadem Amir Reza Khadem Azghadi ( fa, امیررضا خادم ازغدی, born February 10, 1970) is an Iranian wrestler who won Olympic bronze medals in 1992 and 1996. He finished fourth at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and he won the 1991 World Champions ...

, Romania's

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, and Hungary's Gábor Kapuvári, without receiving a technical point. Shortly after his first Olympics, Aka-Akesse moved from his native country

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

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, where he had undergone full-time training and developed his skills in wrestling at AS Montferrand, under head coach Thierry Bourdin. He also obtained a French citizenship in order to compete internationally for wrestling. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, Aka-Akesse competed this time for the men's 84 kg class, representing his adopted nation France. He finished last again in the preliminary pool match against Greece's

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and Georgia's Revaz Mindorashvili, without receiving a technical point. At the

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, Aka-Akesse switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's 96 kg division. He lost the preliminary round of sixteen to Azerbaijan's

Khetag Gazyumov Khetag Gazyumov (also Gozyumov, os, Гозымты Русланы фырт Хетæг, ''Gozymty Ruslany fyrt Xetæg''; russian: Хетаг Русланович Гозюмов, ''Khetag Ruslanovich Gozyumov''; az, Xetaq Qazümov; born 24 April ...

, who was able to four points each in two straight periods, leaving Aka-Akesse without a single point.

References

External links

Profile – International Wrestling Database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aka-Akesse, Vincent Ivorian male sport wrestlers 1975 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for France Olympic wrestlers for Ivory Coast Wrestlers at the 2000 Summer Olympics French male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics French sportspeople of Ivorian descent Naturalized citizens of France People from Lacs District Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling