İsmail Ogan

İsmail Ogan (born 5 March 1933) is a retired Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He also collected three medals at the world championships in 1957–1963.[1][2]

İsmail Ogan

Ogan (center) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 March 1933 (age 87) Antalya, Turkey[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Club	Darai Teheran[2]
Medal record Representing  Turkey Olympic Games 1960 Rome -73 kg 1964 Tokyo -78 kg World Championships 1957 Istanbul -73 kg 1959 Tehran -73 kg 1963 Sofia -78 kg World Cup 1958 Sofia -73 kg

Ogan began wrestling in the traditional Turkish yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) style and in 1950 changed to freestyle wrestling after he was discovered by Yaşar Doğu. Soon, he was admitted to the national team, where he was trained by Celal Atik and Yaşar Doğu. Ogan retired from competitions in 1964, and then worked as a wrestling coach[3] and the national Sports Minister.[2]

References

1. İsmail Ogan. sports-reference.com
2. İsmail Ogan. iat.uni-leipzig.de
3. İsmail Ogan(Antalya). Kenthaber Culture Council (30 January 2004) (in Turkish)

External links

• Olympics Database
• Who is who (in Turkish)