Yasar Erkan
Yaşar Erkan (born April 30, 1911 in Erzincan , † May 18, 1986 ) was a Turkish wrestler . He was the first Turkish wrestler to win gold at the Olympics.
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin , he was featherweight (up to 61 kg) Olympic champion for Turkey.
Web links
- Profile of Yaşar Erkan at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Yaşar Erkan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Erkan, Yasar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish wrestler |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1911 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Erzincan |
DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1986 |