Akın Kuloğlu (6 February 1972 – 20 August 2001) was a Georgian-born Turkish boxer who competed in the men's middleweight division (75 kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] Shortly after the games, Kuloğlu moved to the United States, and worked as a taxi cab driver in Chicago suburbs.
He was born in Kutaisi. On August 20, 2001, he was killed in a taxi cab crash in Des Plaines, Illinois.[2]
1996 (as a light welterweight under Georgia)
2000 (as a light welterweight under Turkey)
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