İsmail Faikoğlu
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TEDAŞ SK (Ankara) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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İsmail Faikoğlu (born 25 August 1965) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler who competed internationally in the 62 kg division.
Career
Faikoğlu represented Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 11th in men's freestyle 62 kg.[1]
He won the bronze medal at the 1992 European Wrestling Championships in Kaposvar.[2] He also won the gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc and the silver medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens, both in 62 kg freestyle.[2] At the 1993 World Wrestling Championships, he finished fourth, and at the 1991 World Championships he placed sixth.
He was the runner-up at the 1994 Wrestling World Cup and placed fourth in the 1995 edition.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "İsmail Faikoğlu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Faikoğlu, İsmail - UWW Profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 16 July 2025.