İsmail Ogan

İsmail Ogan
Ogan, at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 March 1933 (1933-03-05)
Antalya, Turkey[1]
Died26 April 2022(2022-04-26) (aged 89)
Antalya, Turkey
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDarai Teheran[2]
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 78 kg
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 73 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Sofia 78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Tehran 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 1957 Istanbul 73 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1958 Sofia 73 kg

İsmail Ogan (5 March 1933 – 26 April 2022) was a Turkish freestyle wrestler and coach. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Ogan won a Silver medal in 1960 and a gold medal in 1964. He also won three medals at the world championships between 1957 and 1963.[1][2]

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 İsmail Ogan. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 İsmail Ogan. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ↑ İsmail Ogan(Antalya). Kenthaber Culture Council (30 January 2004) (in Turkish)