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Nuri Boytorun

Nuri Boytorun

Turkish wrestler (1908–1988)

Nurettin "Nuri" Boytorun[1][2] (28 March 1908 – 28 November 1988) was a Turkish Olympian sport wrestler, trainer and technical director. He competed in the Middleweight division of Greco-Roman category at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]

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He was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. He was the Balkan champion four times in a row.

After retiring from active sports, he served as the trainer of the Turkish national team. Nuri Boytorun instructed wrestlers such as Yaşar Doğu, Celal Atik, Gazanfer Bilge and Ahmet Kireççi, among others. He was technical director of the national team, which participated at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956.

Accepting an offer, he emigrated to Italy, and served as the technical director of the Italian national Greco-Roman wrestling team.

Boytorun died on November 28, 1988 in Istanbul. He was succeeded by his wife Süheyla and two sons Sinan and Hamdi.

References

  1. [1]
    "Nuri Boytorun (1908 - 1988)". kimkimdir.gen.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Nurettin Boytorun". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nurettin Baytorun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.


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