Atakan Yüksel (born August 13, 1985) is a Turkish

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

competing in the 66 kg division of

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman world , also Greco-Roman civilization, Greco-Roman culture or Greco-Latin culture (spelled Græco-Roman or Graeco-Roman in British English), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and co ...

style. The athlete is a member of ASKİ Club in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, where he is coached by

Mehmet Akif Pirim Mehmet Akif Pirim (September 17, 1968, Rize, Turkey), is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the featherweight class (62 kg), and currently a trainer. He won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling ...

. He qualified for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuksel, Atakan 1985 births Living people People from Şefaatli Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Turkish sportsmen