Mustafa Dagistanli
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Mustafa Dağıstanlı (April 11, 1931, Çarşamba
, Turkey
), is a former Turkish
sports wrestler, who won the gold medal twice in the Men's Freestyle
Wrestling at the 1956 Olympics
and 1960 Olympics
and was three times World champion.
Born on April 11, 1931 in the village Söğütpınar in Çarşamba
district of Samsun Province
, he began wrestling in his age of 18. Mustafa Dağıstanlı was admitted 1958 to the national team. He is with 70 times the most capped Turkish wrestler and also Turkey's internationally most podium winning wrestler. He won World championship three times besides his two gold medal wins at the Olympics.
Following his retirement, he entered politics and served between 1973 and 1980 as deputy of his hometown Samsun from the Justice Party
. Recently, Mustafa Dağıstanlı owns an overland coach business in Ankara
bearing his family name.
He is married with seven children and lives currently in Ankara.
Çarsamba
Çarşamba is a town and district of Samsun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is second largest district of the Samsun province after Bafra. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar .-External links:*...
, Turkey
Turkey
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), is a former Turkish
Turkish people
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sports wrestler, who won the gold medal twice in the Men's Freestyle
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
Wrestling at the 1956 Olympics
Turkey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Turkey competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden .-Medalists:...
and 1960 Olympics
Turkey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Turkey competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-Medalists:...
and was three times World champion.
Born on April 11, 1931 in the village Söğütpınar in Çarşamba
Çarsamba
Çarşamba is a town and district of Samsun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is second largest district of the Samsun province after Bafra. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar .-External links:*...
district of Samsun Province
Samsun Province
Samsun Province is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 . Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast, and Ordu on the east...
, he began wrestling in his age of 18. Mustafa Dağıstanlı was admitted 1958 to the national team. He is with 70 times the most capped Turkish wrestler and also Turkey's internationally most podium winning wrestler. He won World championship three times besides his two gold medal wins at the Olympics.
Following his retirement, he entered politics and served between 1973 and 1980 as deputy of his hometown Samsun from the Justice Party
Justice Party (Turkey)
The Justice Party was a Turkish political party prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. A descendant of the Democrat Party, the AP was dominated by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister, and was in office at the time of the military coup on September 12, 1980...
. Recently, Mustafa Dağıstanlı owns an overland coach business in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
bearing his family name.
He is married with seven children and lives currently in Ankara.
Achievements
- 1954 World Wrestling Championships in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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- gold (Freestyle Featherweight)