Fatih Erdin (born February 1, 1994) is a Turkish freestyle

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competing in the 86 kg division. He is a member of

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He qualified for the final match of

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which was held in

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on 20 and 21 October 2018 and won the silver medal.

Career

Fatih Erdin participated in the 2018 Ivan Yargyin Grand-Prix competition, where he successfully obtained a silver medal. He defeated Zaur Beradze, Almas Zhunis and

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to reach the finals, where he lost to the American champion David Taylor. Fatih Erdin also won a silver medal in the 2014 Dmitri Korkin Tournament in Russia, a gold medal in the 2011 Poland Cadets European Championship, a silver medal in 2019 Ivan Yargyin Grand-Prix, a gold medal in G. Kartozia & V. Balavadze Price in

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, a bronze medal in the 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes and a bronze medal in the 2018 Yaşar Doğu. He won the silver medal in the 86 kg event at the

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held in Oran, Algeria, losing to

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from San Marino. He advanced to the finals by defeating Choiras Charalambos from

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in the quarter finales and Osman Hajdari from

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in the semi finals with a score of 10-0. He competed in the 86kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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