Yusuf Öztürk is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 light heavyweight

Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...

 boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta. Participating in the 30 March–7 April 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships

1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...

 in the Danish

Denmark

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 town of Vejle

Vejle

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, he defeated Zoltán Béres

Zoltán Béres

Zoltán Béres is a boxer from Hungary, who won a Light Heavyweight Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...

 of Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 and Thomas Ulrich

Thomas Ulrich

Thomas Ulrich is a German boxer.- Amateur career :Ulrich was the German Light Heavyweight Champion 1994...

 of Germany

Germany

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 (10-15), ultimately sharing the bronze medal with Russia

Russia

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's Dmitry Vybornov

Dmitry Vybornov

Dmitry Borisovich Vybornov is a retired male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the first round of the men's light-heavyweight division by USA's eventual bronze medalist Antonio Tarver.-References:*...

. Three-and-a-half months later, at the Olympics, he was outpointed 7–15 in the first round of men's light-heavyweight division (– 81 kg) by the reigning European champion, Pietro Aurino

Pietro Aurino

Pietro Aurino is a retired male boxer from Italy. Nicknamed The Killer he represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light-heavyweight division by Kazakhstan's eventual gold medalist Vassili...

of Italy and ended the Games tied for 17th place with fourteen other light heavyweights.