Ismet Atli
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İsmet Atlı (1931, Adana
), is a former Turkish
Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling
at the 1960 Olympics
.
He was born 1931 in Çukurören village of Kozan
district in Adana Province
of southern Turkey
. He began wrestling in 1950 and was trained by the renowned wrestlers Celal Atik
and Yaşar Doğu
.
İsmet Atlı competed at several international wrestling events successfully in both wrestling styles and participated at three consecutive Olympic Games in 1952
, 1956
and 1960
.
After his retirement from the active sports in 1962, İsmet Atlı acted as a trainer. Currently, he is a sports journalist.
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
), is a former 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...
Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
at the 1960 Olympics
Turkey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Turkey competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-Medalists:...
.
He was born 1931 in Çukurören village of Kozan
Kozan, Adana
Kozan is a city in Adana Province, Turkey, 68 km north of the city of Adana, in the northern section of the Çukurova plain. The city is the capital of Kozan district. The Kilgen Stream, a tributary of the Ceyhan River , flows through Kozan crossing the plain south into the Mediterranean Sea....
district in Adana Province
Adana Province
Adana Province is a province of Turkey located in south-central Anatolia. With a population of 2,085,225, it is the fifth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78% of the residents of the province...
of southern Turkey
Turkey
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. He began wrestling in 1950 and was trained by the renowned wrestlers Celal Atik
Celal Atik
Celal Atik was a successful Turkish sports wrestler and trainer, who won the gold medal in the Lightweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1948 Olympics....
and Yaşar Doğu
Yasar Dogu
Yaşar Doğu , was a renowned Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in Greco-Roman and Freestyle.He was born in the village Karlı of Kavak district in Samsun province to a family of Circassian origin...
.
İsmet Atlı competed at several international wrestling events successfully in both wrestling styles and participated at three consecutive Olympic Games in 1952
Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling...
, 1956
Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...
and 1960
Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, all for men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...
.
After his retirement from the active sports in 1962, İsmet Atlı acted as a trainer. Currently, he is a sports journalist.
Achievements
- 1951 Mediterranean Games1951 Mediterranean GamesThe first Mediterranean Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athletes from 10 countries participated. The event was held from 5 October to 20 October 1951.-Medal table:...
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- gold (Freestyle Middleweight) - 1952 Summer Olympics1952 Summer OlympicsThe 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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- 5th (Greco-Roman Light heavyweight) - 1953 World Wrestling Championships in NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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- silver (Greco-Roman Middleweight) - 1955 World Wrestling Championships in KarlsruheKarlsruheThe City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
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- 5th (Greco-Roman Middleweight) - 1956 World Wrestling Cup in IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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- gold (Freestyle Light heavyweight) - 1962 World Wrestling Championships in Toledo, OhioToledo, OhioToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
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- bronze (Greco-Roman Light heavyweight), 4th (Freestyle Light heavyweight)