Vincent Aka-Akesse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Vincent Aka-Akesse

Olympic wrestler

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1975

Place of Birth: N'zi-Comoé, Ivory Coast

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: France, Ivory Coast

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Vincent Aka-Akesse

  • Kouadio Vincent Aka-Akesse (born October 25, 1975 in N'zi-ComoĂ©, CĂ´te d'Ivoire) is an amateur Ivorian-born French freestyle wrestler, who played for the men's heavyweight category.
  • In 2005, Aka-Akesse had won two medals for the 96 kg class at the Mediterranean Games in AlmerĂ­a, Spain, and at the European Wrestling Championships in Varna, Bulgaria.Aka-Akesse made his official debut, as a member of the Ivorian team, for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's 85 kg.
  • He placed last in the preliminary pool, against Iran's Amir Reza Khadem, Romania's Nicolae Ghita, and Hungary's Gábor Kapuvári, without receiving a technical point.
  • Shortly after his first Olympics, Aka-Akesse moved from his native country CĂ´te d'Ivoire to Clermont-Ferrand, France, where he had undergone full-time training and developed his skills in wrestling at AS Montferrand, under head coach Thierry Bourdin.
  • He also obtained a French citizenship in order to compete internationally for wrestling. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Aka-Akesse competed this time for the men's 84 kg class, representing his adopted nation France.
  • He finished last again in the preliminary pool match against Greece's Lazaros Loizidis and Georgia's Revaz Mindorashvili, without receiving a technical point. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Aka-Akesse switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's 96 kg division.
  • He lost the preliminary round of sixteen to Azerbaijan's Khetag Gazyumov, who was able to four points each in two straight periods, leaving Aka-Akesse without a single point.

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