Yusuf Öztürk
| Yusuf Öztürk medal table |
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 Turkey
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| European championships | ||
| bronze | 1996 | Light heavyweight |
| Goodwill Games | ||
| bronze | 1994 | Light heavyweight |
Yusuf Öztürk (born August 1, 1973 ) is a former Turkish light heavyweight boxer .
successes
In 1994 he won bronze medals at the Golden Belt Tournament in Romania and the Goodwill Games in Russia. In 1996, a bronze medal followed at the European Championships in Denmark. After victories in the round of 16 against the Englishman James Branch and in the quarter-finals against the German Thomas Ulrich , he was defeated in the semifinals against the Frenchman Jean-Louis Mandengue 6: 7.
He then started at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , where he was eliminated in the first fight against the Italian Pietro Aurino . At the 1997 World Championships in Hungary he defeated Stipe Drviš from Croatia and Alexei Trofimow from Ukraine, before he was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Isael Álvarez from Cuba in 5th place.
Web links
- Yusuf Öztürk in the Olympedia.org database (English)
- Website; amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Öztürk, Yusuf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st August 1973 |