Mahmut Atalay
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Mahmut Atalay (March 30, 1934, Çorum
- December 4 , 2004, Ankara
), was a renowned Turkish
World champion and Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Welterweight class (73kg until 1961, 78 kg from 1961 on) and a trainer who was born in Corum
, Turkey
. He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics
in Men's Freestyle wrestling
and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics
.
He was born 1934 in Çorak, a village of Çorum Province
in northern Turkey
as a member of a family, which immigrated from the Caucasus
after 1864. Mahmut Atalay began wrestling as a youngster in the traditional Turkish Karakucak Wrestling and then switched over to sports wrestling. He was admitted to the national team after winning his title of Turkish champion in 1959, and received training by the renowned wrestlers such as Yaşar Doğu
, Celal Atik
and Nasuh Akar
. He became 15 times national champion. Besides his medals at two Olympic Games, Mahmut Atalay became World champion and won several titles at various championships.
In 1968, he was honored by the International Wrestling Federation FILA
with the award "Most Technical Wrestler of the World". He retired from the active sports in 1968 after having represented his country more than 150 times successfully at international competitions, and served then for 16 more years as the trainer of the national team.
Mahmut Atalay died on December 4, 2004 in Ankara following a heart attack
. He was succeeded by his wife Perihan and three children.
Çorum
Çorum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from Ankara and from Istanbul...
- December 4 , 2004, Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
), was a renowned Turkish
Turkey
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World champion and Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Welterweight class (73kg until 1961, 78 kg from 1961 on) and a trainer who was born in Corum
Corum
Corum Jhaelen Irsei is the name of a fictional fantasy hero in a series of two trilogies written by author Michael Moorcock.- Plot summary :...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He won the bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics
Turkey at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Turkey competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-Medalists:...
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...
and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics
Turkey at the 1968 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:-References:**...
.
He was born 1934 in Çorak, a village of Çorum Province
Çorum Province
Çorum Province is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast....
in northern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
as a member of a family, which immigrated from the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
after 1864. Mahmut Atalay began wrestling as a youngster in the traditional Turkish Karakucak Wrestling and then switched over to sports wrestling. He was admitted to the national team after winning his title of Turkish champion in 1959, and received training by the renowned wrestlers such as 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...
, 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 Nasuh Akar
Nasuh Akar
Nasuh Akar was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the gold medal in the Bantamweight class of Men's Freestyle category at the 1948 Olympics....
. He became 15 times national champion. Besides his medals at two Olympic Games, Mahmut Atalay became World champion and won several titles at various championships.
In 1968, he was honored by the International Wrestling Federation FILA
International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles
The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles, also known in French as Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées , is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling...
with the award "Most Technical Wrestler of the World". He retired from the active sports in 1968 after having represented his country more than 150 times successfully at international competitions, and served then for 16 more years as the trainer of the national team.
Mahmut Atalay died on December 4, 2004 in Ankara following a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. He was succeeded by his wife Perihan and three children.
Achievements
- 1959 Mediterranean Games1959 Mediterranean GamesAfter visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the Mediterranean Sea...
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- gold - 1961 World Champipnships in Tokyo, Japan - 4 th
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- bronze - 1963 Mediterranean Games1963 Mediterranean GamesThe fourth edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Naples, Italy from September 21 to September 29, 1963. Thirteen nations competed in 18 sports.-Medal table:-References:* **...
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- gold - 1964 Olympics1964 Summer OlympicsThe 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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- 4th - 1967 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - silver
- 1968 Olympics1968 Summer OlympicsThe 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
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- gold