Ahmet Bilek (15 March 1932 in Kula, Manisa, Turkey – 4 October 1970 in Saarbrücken, Germany)[1] was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the flyweight class (52 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.
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Men's Freestyle Wrestling | ||
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Olympic Games
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![]() | 1960 Rome | 52 kg |
World Championships | ||
![]() | Tehran | 52 kg |
Balkan Championships | ||
![]() | 1960 Burgas | 52 kg |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
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World Championships | ||
![]() | 1953 Napoli | 52 kg |
Mediterranean Games | ||
![]() | 1955 Barcelona | 52 kg |
He was born in 1932 in the western Turkish town of Kula in Manisa Province.
After his successful participation at the Olympics in Rome, Ahmet Bilek emigrated to Germany following his teammates Mithat Bayrak and Müzahir Sille. He continued his sports career in the wrestling club KSV Köllerbach in Püttlingen, a small town near Saarbrücken and became German champion in 1966 and 1968.[2]
Ahmet Bilek committed suicide in 1970 in Germany.[3]
He was married to Ayten and had a son Ali and a daughter Sevil.[4]
Olympic Champions in freestyle flyweight | |
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