Sırrı Acar

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Sırrı Acar (born January 9, 1943 in Gökçedere ) is a former Turkish wrestler . He was European welterweight champion in Greco-Roman style in 1967 and 1968

Career

Sırrı Acar grew up in Yalova, not far from Istanbul , and began wrestling there as a teenager. Since he was considered very talented, he soon moved to an Istanbul wrestling club and finally to the large club Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul . He wrestled in the Greco-Roman style.

His international wrestling career began in 1964 with a 3rd place at the Balkan championship in Constanța in the welterweight division. In 1965 he was at the World Championship in Tampere used welterweight, where he with wins over Ibrahim Awariki, Lebanon , Jan. Karström , Sweden and Antal Rizmayer, Unqarn and indecisive verlaufenen battles against Kiril Petkov , Bulgaria and Boleslaw Dubicki from Poland to 3rd place came and won a medal with it.

In 1966 he fell out due to an injury, but was able to compete again in the welterweight division at the European Championships in Minsk in May 1967 . He won there over Kurt Madsen, Denmark , Diego Rossi, Italy , Rudolf Vesper , GDR and Franz Berger , Austria , tied against Ion Țăranu , Romania and won the final over Georgi Werschinin from the Soviet Union , making him European champion. At the 1967 World Cup in Bucharest , Sırrı Acar defeated welterweight Anthony Shacklady from Great Britain , then fought against Peter Nettekoven from the Federal Republic of Germany , defeated Eino Ikola from Finland and wrestled in the two following fights against Rudolf Vesper from the GDR and Bobe Dorosiew from Bulgaria tie again. He was eliminated and came in 4th place with 7 missing points. Curiously enough, six wrestlers faced each other in the 5th round of this competition. After the end of this round, five wrestlers were eliminated because they had scored 6 missing points and only Viktor Igumenow from the Soviet Union remained in the competition with 4.5 missing points. He became world champion with it. Rudolf Vesper took second place with 6.5 missing points and Jan Kårström came third with 6.5 missing points. Sırrı Acar and Bobe Dorosiew each had 7 missing points and received nothing.

In 1968 Sırrı Acar was again European welterweight champion in a superior style in Västerås . On the way to this success he defeated Bobe Dorosiew, Constant Bens, Belgium , Dimitrios Savas, Greece , Peter Nettekoven, Harald Barlie , Norway and Milan Nenadić , Yugoslavia . After this convincing performance, he went to Mexico City as the favorite for the Olympic Games of the same year . But he could not meet expectations there. After a win over Harald Barlie and a draw against Jan Kårström, he surprisingly lost to Metodi Zarew from Bulgaria, which resulted in his departure. He only came in 11th place. It was later revealed that Sırrı Acar was injured in Mexico City and not in full strength.

After this failure, Sırrı Acar continued his wrestling career until 1973. But he could not win a medal at any international championship. The best result he still achieved was a 4th place at the European Championship in 1969 in Modena .

He could no longer qualify for participation in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich .

After finishing his active career, Sırrı Acar was a very successful coach for the Turkish Wrestling Association for many years.

International success

year space competition Weight class Results
1964 3. Balkan Championship in Constanța Welter
1965 2. Balkan Championship in Yanbol Welter
1965 3. World Cup in Tampere Welter after victories over Ibrahim Awariki, Lebanon, Jan Kårström, Sweden and Antal Rizmayer, Hungary, and a draw against Kiril Petkow, Bulgaria and Boleslaw Dubicki, Poland
1967 3. Mediterranean Games in Tunis Welter behind Daniel Robin , France and Dimitrios Savas, Greece
1967 1. EM in Minsk Welter after victories over Kurt Madsen, Denmark, Diego Rossi, Italy, Rudolf Vesper, GDR and Franz Berger, Austria, a draw against Ion Tăranu, Romania and a win over Georgi Vershinin, USSR
1967 4th World Cup in Bucharest Welter after a win over Anthony Shacklady, Great Britain, a draw against Peter Nettekoven, Federal Republic of Germany, a win over Eino Ikola, Finland and a draw against Rudolf Vesper and Bobe Dorosiew, Bulgaria
1968 1. EM in Västerås Welter after victories over Bobe Dorosiew, Constant Bens, Belgium, Dimitrios Savas, Peter Nettekoven, Harald Barlie, Norway and Milan Nenadic, Yugoslavia
1968 11. OS in Mexico City Welter after a win over Harald Barlie, a draw against Jan Kårström and a loss against Metodi Zarew, Bulgaria
1969 4th EM in Modena Welter after a draw against Momir Kecman, Yugoslavia, a victory over Diego Rossi, in the fight against Werner Schröter , Federal Republic of Germany, both rings were disqualified (4: 4 missing points) and a defeat against Jan Karlsson , Sweden
1970 7th World Cup in Edmonton Welter after victories over Johnny Hansen, Denmark and Momir Kecman, a draw against Daniel Robin and a loss against Petros Galaktopoulos , Greece
1971 unpl. World Cup in Sofia Welter after victories over Kalid, Lebanon and Hashem Ghanbari, Iran and a defeat against Stanisław Krzesiński , Poland; thereafter injury-related task
1972 9. EM in Katowice medium after victories over Santiago Morales, Spain and Jimmy Martinetti , Switzerland and defeats against Kiril Dimitrov , Bulgaria and Miroslaw Janota, Czechoslovakia
1973 10. EM in Helsinki medium after a defeat against Miroslaw Janota and a draw against Volker Zwick, GDR and Dimitar Iwanow, Bulgaria
1973 7th World Cup in Tehran medium after a victory over Toyayi Sannohe, Japan, a double disqualification in the fight against Dimitar Iwanow (4: 4), a victory over Morteza Alinaghyan, Iran and a defeat against Milan Nenadic
Explanations
  • all competitions in Greco-Roman style
  • OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
  • Welter weight up to 1968 up to 78 kg, from 1969 up to 74 kg, mean weight from 1969 up to 82 kg body weight

literature

  • Athletics magazine
  • Documentation of FILA's International Wrestling Championships 1896 to 1976, 1976

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Acar, Sırrı
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Gökçedere