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Mehmet Akif Pirim
1968 - Today

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 and the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mehmet Akif Pirim is the 2,710th most popular athlete (up from 2,949th in 2019), the 1,320th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,382nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Mehmet Akif Pirim ranks 2,710 out of 6,025. Before him are Andrea Henkel, Milena Duchková, Michele Mitchell, Alexander Wilson, Valeriy Borchin, and John Ngugi. After him are Addis Abebe, Alexander Pusch, Koji Murofushi, Dafne Schippers, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, and Anna Carin Zidek.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndrea Henkel
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,704
Milena Duchková
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,705
Michele Mitchell
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,706
Alexander Wilson
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 2,707
Valeriy Borchin
1986 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 2,708
John Ngugi
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 2,709
Mehmet Akif Pirim
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 2,710
Addis Abebe
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 2,711
Alexander Pusch
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 2,712
Koji Murofushi
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 2,713
Dafne Schippers
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 2,714
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 2,715
Anna Carin Zidek
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 2,716
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Mehmet Akif Pirim ranks 543. Before him are Alejandro Mancuso, Scott Wolf, Fatou Diome, William Regal, Olaf Lubaszenko, and Rashid Khan. After him are Anthony E. Zuiker, José Luis Sierra, Jeff VanderMeer, James Toney, Reinaldo Vicente Simão, and Cheryl Strayed.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsAlejandro Mancuso
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 537
Scott Wolf
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 538
Fatou Diome
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 539
William Regal
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 540
Olaf Lubaszenko
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 541
Rashid Khan
SINGER
1968 - 2024
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 542
Mehmet Akif Pirim
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 543
Anthony E. Zuiker
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 544
José Luis Sierra
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 545
Jeff VanderMeer
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 546
James Toney
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 547
Reinaldo Vicente Simão
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 548
Cheryl Strayed
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 549
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmet Akif Pirim ranks 1,320 out of 1,347. Before him are Semih Şentürk (1983), Eren Keskin (1959), Mustafa Şentop (1968), Hakan Ünsal (1973), Pınar Selek (1971), and Figen Yüksekdağ (1971). After him are Kâzım Koyuncu (1971), Tümer Metin (1974), Çağlar Ertuğrul (1987), Merve Boluğur (1987), İbrahim Kutluay (1974), and Tuncay Şanlı (1982).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsSemih Şentürk
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 1,314
Eren Keskin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,315
Mustafa Şentop
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 1,316
Hakan Ünsal
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 1,317
Pınar Selek
WRITER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 1,318
Figen Yüksekdağ
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,319
Mehmet Akif Pirim
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 1,320
Kâzım Koyuncu
SINGER
1971 - 2005
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,321
Tümer Metin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,322
Çağlar Ertuğrul
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 1,323
Merve Boluğur
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1,324
İbrahim Kutluay
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,325
Tuncay Şanlı
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 1,326
Among ATHLETES In Türkiye
Among athletes born in Türkiye, Mehmet Akif Pirim ranks 7. Before him are Georgios Orphanidis (1859), Yusuf Dikeç (1973), Kazım Ayvaz (1938), Ahmet Ayık (1938), Ruhi Sarıalp (1924), and Müzahir Sille (1931). After him are Mahmut Demir (1970), Nur Tatar (1992), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Sibel Özkan (1988), Nurcan Taylan (1983), and Bahri Tanrıkulu (1980).
Georgios Orphanidis
1859 - 1942
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1
Yusuf Dikeç
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 2
Kazım Ayvaz
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 3
Ahmet Ayık
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 4
Ruhi Sarıalp
1924 - 2001
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 5
Müzahir Sille
1931 - 2016
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 6
Mehmet Akif Pirim
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 7
Mahmut Demir
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 8
Nur Tatar
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 9
Süreyya Ayhan
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 10
Sibel Özkan
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 11
Nurcan Taylan
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.88
Rank: 12
Bahri Tanrıkulu
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 13