Ali Yücel
Ali Yücel (* 1930 in Gürcü , Tokat ; † March 17, 1981 ) was a Turkish wrestler . He was world and European champion in free style in the flyweight .
Career
Ali Yücel started wrestling as a teenager. He developed into an excellent wrestler in both styles, who received the finishing touches in the Turkish national team from Nuri Boytorun. In 1949 his first start at an international championship, the European championship in Istanbul . Ali achieved four victories in Istanbul, including a. a. one about the 1948 Olympic champion Lennart Viitala from Finland . Winning the European Championship was the reward.
In 1950, Ali also started at the World Cup in Greco-Roman style in Stockholm . He proved that he has mastered this style too, because he became vice world champion. In the final battle he was defeated by the Swede Bengt Johansson just on points.
Ali then became world champion at the 1951 World Cup in Helsinki , which was again held in free style. Ali defeated his toughest rivals Bengt Johansson and Mahmoud Mollaghassemi from Iran safely on points.
Ali Yücel was not nominated for the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki after differences with the Turkish Wrestling Association. He then ended his wrestling career at the age of 21, which had actually only just begun.
International success
(WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, F = free style, GR = Greco-Roman style, Fl = flyweight, back then up to 52 kg body weight)
- 1949, 1st place , EM in Istanbul , F, Fl, with victories over Mansoor Raissi, Iran , Mohamed El Ward, Egypt , Lennart Viitala , Finland a . Bengt Johansson , Sweden ;
- 1950, 2nd place , World Cup in Stockholm , GR, Fl, with victories over Eugen Kronewetter, Czechoslovakia , Edmond Faure, France a . Borivoje Vukov , Yugoslavia a . Defeats to Mohamed El Ward u. Bengt Johansson;
- 1951, 1st place , World Championships in Helsinki , F, Fl, with victories over Maurice Mewis , Belgium , Robert Petersen, Denmark , Bengt Johansson u. Mahmoud Mollaghassemi , Iran
swell
- Div. Issues of the specialist magazine " Athletik " from 1949 to 1952,
- Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships, 1976
Web links
- Profile of Ali Yücel at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Brief portrait of Ali Yücel (Turkish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yücel, Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gurcü , Tokat |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1981 |