Bayram Şit

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Bayram Şit
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Şit at the 1952 Olympics
Personal information
Born1930
Akşar, Acıpayam, Turkey[1]
Died (aged 89)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 62 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1954 Tokyo 62 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Istanbul 62 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria 62 kg

Bayram Şit (1930 – 29 May 2019)[2] was a Turkish featherweight freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1952, placing fourth in 1956. He also won a silver medal at the 1954 World Championships.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bayram Şit". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Türk sporunun efsanesi Bayram Şit hayatını kaybetti!". skor.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sit, Bayram (TUR)". iat.uni-leipzig.de. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.


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