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Celal Atik (1920 – 27 April 1979) was a Turkish wrestler and coach. He competed both in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, but had his best achievements in the freestyle, winning gold medals at the 1948 Olympics, 1951 World and 1946 and 1949 European championships.[1]

Celal Atik

Atik (left) at the 1948 Olympics
Personal information
Born	1920 Gürdan, Boğazlıyan, Turkey
Died	27 April 1979 (aged 58–59) Ankara, Turkey
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Medal record Representing  Turkey Freestyle wrestling Olympic Games 1948 Rio de Janeiro 67 kg World Championships 1951 Helsinki 73 kg European Championships 1949 Istanbul 73 kg 1946 Stockholm 67 kg Greco-Roman wrestling World Championships 1950 Stockholm 73 kg European Championships 1947 Prague 67 kg

He was born in the village of Gürdan in the Boğazlıyan district of Yozgat Province, Turkey. He changed his family name from "Doğan" to "Atik" (literally, "Slippy") after a proposal by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, who noticed his speed at the 1938 national championships.

After retiring from competition, from 1955 to 1979 he coached the national wrestling team and prepared multiple international competitors. Appointed the head trainer by the International Wrestling Federation (FILA) in Switzerland, he gave lessons on wrestling techniques to sportspeople from all around the world.^{[citation needed]}

He is recognized as one of Turkey's best wrestlers, with exceptional technique as well as the most aesthetic physique. In addition to his other honors, he was awarded with the Légion d'honneur of France.^{[citation needed]}

Atik died on 27 April 1979 in a hospital in Ankara. Two sports halls—one in İzmir with a capacity of 1,200 people[2] and another one in his hometown Yozgat—are named after him.[3]

Coaching achievements

• 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy – champion team
• 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan – 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze
• 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico – 2 gold
• 1955–1971 at all World Championships – various medals

References

External links

• Celal Atik at the International Wrestling Database
• Celal Atik at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 October 2006)
• Who is who (in Turkish)
• Biography (in Turkish)
• Story with images (in Turkish)

На других языках

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- [en] Celal Atik

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[fr] Celal Atik

Celal Atik, né en 1918 (1917, 1919 ou 1920 selon certaines sources) dans le district de Boğazlıyan et mort le 27 avril 1979 à Ankara, était un lutteur turc.

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[it] Celal Atik

Celal Atik (Gürdan, 1920 – Ankara, 27 aprile 1979) è stato un lottatore turco, specializzato sia nella lotta libera che nella lotta greco-romana.

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[ru] Атик, Джелал

Джелал Доган (тур. Celal Doğan, 1918 или 1920—1979), впоследствии сменивший фамилию на Атик (тур. Atik) — турецкий борец, чемпион мира, Европы и олимпийских игр.

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