Eyüp Can is a retired Turkish

Turkish people

Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...

 boxer

Boxing

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. He won a Flyweight Bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

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 at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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, losing in the semi final to eventual gold medalist Steve McCrory

Steve McCrory

Steve McCrory was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics...

. Two years later, he won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships

1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Reno, United States from May 8 to 18. The fourth edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :1 Luis...

 in Reno

Reno, Nevada

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, United States

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Olympic results

• Defeated Bill Dunlop
  Bill Dunlop
  Bill Dunlop is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's flyweight division by Turkey's eventual bronze medalist Eyüp Can.-References:*...
  
   (Canada) 5-0
• Defeated Seiki Segawa (Japan) 4-1
• Defeated Huh Yong-Mo
  Huh Yong-Mo
  Huh Yong-Mo is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:He won a Light Flyweight bronze medal at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships....
  
   (South Korea) 4-1
• Lost to Steve McCrory
  Steve McCrory
  Steve McCrory was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
  
   (United States) 0-5

Pro career

Can began his professional career in 1986 and had limited success, losing his only defining fight, a decision loss to former WBA Light Flyweight title holder Joey Olivo. He retired in 1992 with a record of 15-1-0.

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