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Mehmet Oktav (1917 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 1996) was a Turkish sports wrestler, who became Olympic gold medalist for Turkey in the Featherweight class of Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling in 1948.
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He began his sports career as a football player in 1942, switched over, however, to wrestling afterwards. He won the gold medal in the 1948 Olympics in 62 kg class as the second Turkish wrestler after Yaşar Erkan. Before retiring in 1953, he competed 13 times in the national team. Mehmet Oktav served then in some sports clubs and in the national team 17 years long as a trainer.
References
- Olympics Database
- Who is who (in Turkish)
External links
- Mehmet Oktav at Olympedia
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На других языках
- [en] Mehmet Oktav
[fr] Mehmet Oktav
Mehmet Oktav (né en 1917 à Constantinople et mort le 6 avril 1996) est un lutteur turc.[it] Mehmet Oktav
Mehmet Oktav (Istanbul, 1917 – 6 aprile 1996) è stato un lottatore turco, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana.[ru] Октав, Мехмет
Мехмет Октав (тур. Mehmet Oktav; 1917 (по другим данным 1 января 1922 года [1]), Стамбул, Турция — 6 апреля 1996 — турецкий борец греко-римского стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр [1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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