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Ahmet Ayık (born March 31, 1938), is a former Turkish World champion of Karachay origin[1] and Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (97 kg) and a sports executive. He won the silver medal at the 1964 Olympics in Men's Freestyle wrestling and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 31, 1938 Sivas, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yaşar Doğu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He was born in 1938 in Eskiköy, a village of Doğanşar district in Sivas Province in the eastern part of Central Anatolia as the sixth child of a poor family. Ahmet Ayık lost four of his siblings during the 1939 Erzincan earthquake. He began wrestling as a youngster in the traditional Turkish Karakucak Güreşi.[3]
At age 13, he followed his brother to Istanbul, and joined first Şişli Youth Club and later Beşiktaş JK for sports wrestling. After winning the title of Turkish champion, he was admitted to the national team in 1962, and received training by the renowned wrestlers such as Yaşar Doğu, Celal Atik, Nasuh Akar and Bayram Şit. Besides his medals at two Olympic Games, Ahmet Ayık became two times World champion, two times European champion and won several titles at various international competitions. Ahmet Ayık defeated the legendary wrestlers like Gholamreza Takhti from Iran and Alexander Medved of Soviet/Belarus. He is also first and one of only two people to ever defeat Soviet wrestler Ivan Yarygin at an international competition.[4]
He retired from the active sports after his second title of European champion in 1970. In 1980, Ahmet Ayık co-founded the Turkish Wrestling Foundation and became 1993 the chairman of this organization. Between 1996 and 2000, he served as the president of the Turkish Wrestling Federation. He is also a member of the board of International Wrestling Federation (FILA) since 1998.
Ahmet Ayık has been married since 1958 and has three children.
Achievements
- 1962 Adriatic Cup in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia – silver (87 kg)
- 1963 Mediterranean Games in Naples, Italy – gold (97 kg)
- 1964 Balkan Championships in Constanţa, Romania – gold (87 kg)
- 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan – silver (97 kg)
- 1965 International Tournament in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR – gold (97 kg)
- 1965 World Championships in Manchester, England – gold (97 kg)
- 1966 World Championships in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. – silver (97 kg)
- 1966 European Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany – silver (97 kg)
- 1967 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey – gold (97 kg)
- 1967 World Championships in New Delhi, India – gold (97 kg)
- 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico – gold (97 kg)
- 1970 European Championships in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic – gold (100 kg)
References
- "Interview of Ahmet Ayık to Elbrusoid". YouTube. November 23, 2019.
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- https://www.yenisafak.com/hayat/acinin-sokunu-guresle-atlattim-4928
- https://spor.haber7.com/spor/haber/785834-medvedi-ahmet-ayik-efsane-yapti
External links
 Olympic Champions in freestyle light heavyweight | |
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World Champions in freestyle light heavyweight (92 kg) | |
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На других языках
- [en] Ahmet Ayık
[fr] Ahmet Ayik
Ahmet Ayik est un lutteur turc né le 31 mars 1938 à Doğanşar. Dans la catégories des -97 kg, il est champion olympiques aux Jeux de Mexico en 1968, double champion du monde et double champion d'Europe.[it] Ahmet Ayık
Ahmet Ayık (Eskiköy, 31 marzo 1938) è un ex lottatore turco, specializzato nella lotta libera.[ru] Айик, Ахмет
Ахмет Айик (тур. Ahmet Ayık); 31 марта 1938 (1938-03-31), Эскикёй, Сивас, Турция — турецкий борец вольного стиля, карачаевского происхождения[1], чемпион и призёр Олимпийских игр, двукратный чемпион мира, двукратный чемпион Европы, 10-кратный чемпион Турции[2][3].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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