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Hüseyin Akbaş

Full name: Hüseyin Akbaş
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (167 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: 1933 in Almus, Tokat, Turkey
Died: February 15, 1989
Country: TUR Turkey
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (2 Total)

Biography

Hüseyin Akbaş had the following finishes at major championships – 1954 World Championship: 52.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1957 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1959 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Freestyle (1st); 1955 World Championship: 52.0 kg. Greco-Roman (3rd); 1961 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Freestyle (3rd); 1965 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Freestyle (4th).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Men's Flyweight, Freestyle Turkey TUR 3 Bronze
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle Turkey TUR 14
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle Turkey TUR 2 Silver

Men's Flyweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Final Standings 3 1956-11-28
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Five 2T 1956-12-01 5
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Five Match #1 2 1956-12-01 Khojastehpour (IRI) decision (3-0), Akbaş (TUR) 3
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Four 1 1956-12-01 2
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Four Match #2 1 1956-12-01 Akbaş (TUR) decision (3-0), Tsalkalamanidze (URS) 1
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three 1 1956-11-30 1
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three Match #2 1 1956-11-30 Akbaş (TUR) fall (5:55), Aziz (PAK) 0
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two 1T 1956-11-29 1
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two Match #2 1 1956-11-29 Akbaş (TUR) fall (5:00), Zoete (FRA) 0
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One 5T 1956-11-28 1
1956 Summer Melbourne Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One Match #1 1 1956-11-28 Akbaş (TUR) decision (3-0), Chinazzo (ITA) 1

Men's Bantamweight, Freestyle

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result BP MR
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three 14 1960-09-03 9
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three Match #4 2 1960-09-03 Jaskari (FIN) fall (11:05), Akbaş (TUR) 4
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two 13T 1960-09-02 5
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two Match #4 2 1960-09-02 Shakhov (URS) decision, Akbaş (TUR) 3
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One 9T 1960-09-01 2
1960 Summer Roma Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One Match #3 1T 1960-09-01 Akbaş (TUR) , Yaghoubi (IRI) draw 2
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Final Standings 2 1964-10-11
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Final Round Match #2 1 1964-10-14 Akbaş (TUR) decision, İbrahimov (URS)
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Final Round Match #3 2 1964-10-14 Uetake (JPN) decision, Akbaş (TUR)
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Five 3 1964-10-14 5
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Five Match #3 1 1964-10-14 Akbaş (TUR) decision, Singh (IND) 1
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Four 4T 1964-10-14 4
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Four Match #2 1 1964-10-14 Akbaş (TUR) fall (8:10), Varga (HUN) 0
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three 7 1964-10-13 4
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Three Match #3 1 1964-10-13 Akbaş (TUR) decision, Khodabandeh (IRI) 1
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two 8T 1964-10-12 3
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round Two Match #8 1T 1964-10-12 Akbaş (TUR) draw, Georgiev (BUL) 2
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One 5T 1964-10-11 1
1964 Summer Tokyo Wrestling Turkey TUR Round One Match #5 1 1964-10-11 Akbaş (TUR) decision, Anwary (AFG) 1