Taha Akgül (born 22 November 1990 in Sivas) is an Olympic, World, European champion, and retired Turkish freestyle wrestler competing in the 125 kg division.

[15] Taha Akgul won gold medals on Sunday at the European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk in Russia's northern Caucasus Republic of Dagestan.

Akgul wins silver medal in World Wrestling Championships, losing to Georgia's Petriashvili in men's freestyle final.

Akgül secured his eighth European title as the 30-year-old beat his Russian opponent Sergei Kozyrev via disqualification (9-2) in the men's freestyle 125-kilogram final.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) about his latest success, Akgül said winning the tournament after being forced to a nearly two-year hiatus due to injury was a great morale boost for him.

In the semifinal, Taha faced Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano competing for Italy, beating his opponent 4-0.

He won the bronze medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

[24] He won the gold medal in the men's 125 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.

He reached the final after defeating Poland's Kamil Kosciolek in the first round, Ukraine's Murazi Mchedlidze in the quarterfinals and another Georgian, Giorgi Meshvildishvili of Azerbaijan, in the semifinals with 10-0 technical victories.

[25] Taha Akgül won one of bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France by defeating his Kyrgyz rival Aiaal Lazarev 7-0 in the third place match in the men's freestyle 125 kg competition.

Taha Akgül reached the semifinals by beating Puerto Rican Jonovan Smith 10-0 with technical superiority in the first round and Hungarian Dániel Ligeti 8-0 in the quarterfinals.