Mahmut Demir (21 January 1970 in Amasya, Turkey), is a Turkish Olympic, World and European champion former wrestler in the super heavyweight class. He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Men's Freestyle wrestling.[1]
Mahmut Demir
Personal information
Born
(1970-01-21) January 21, 1970 (age 54) Amasya, Turkey
He was born on 21 January 1970 in Suluova district of Amasya Province in northern Turkey. Demir started wrestling in 1984. In a short time he developed into an excellent freestyle wrestler who soon moved to the top Turkish club "TEDAS" Ankara. At a height of 1.84 m, he soon grew into super heavyweight via heavyweight, usually weighing in at around 120 kg. His coaches were Alaattin Yıldırım and Nabi Bayram and national coach Yakup Topuz.[2]
Demir started his international wrestling career at the age of 16 with a 2nd place at the Balkan Junior Championships in Sonbor. From 1986 to 1990 he then competed regularly at the Junior World and European Championships. In 1990, he won the title of European Junior Heavyweight Champion.
He made his senior debut with a 5th place in the heavyweight division at the 1989 World Championships in Martigny/Switzerland. He achieved this place with a 2:0 points victory over Sandor Kiss from Hungary. At the 1990 European Wrestling Championships in Poznan, Demir won his first senior medal with a 3rd place in the heavyweight category. In the fight for this bronze medal he defeated the junior world champion Heiko Balz from the German Democratic Republic.[3]
In 1991 Demir won another bronze medal at the European Championships in Stuttgart, but this time in the super heavyweight division. In a preliminary round fight he suffered a shoulder defeat at the hands of the German champion Andreas Schröder.
In 1992, the year of the Olympics, Demir was runner-up in the European super heavyweight championship in Kaposvár. In the final he was again beaten by Andreas Schröder. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona, he narrowly missed out on a medal with a 4th place after losing to David Gobejishvili from The Unified Team and Jeff Thue from Canada.[4]
Mahmut Demir's most successful years began after the 1992 Olympic Games. As early as 1993 he became European super heavyweight champion in Istanbul with a victory over Murabi Valiev from the Ukraine. In 1994 he finished 2nd at the European Championships in Rome, this time behind Valiev , but was able to celebrate winning his first world title at the World Championships in Istanbul. In the final he defeated Olympic champion Bruce Baumgartner from the USA 1:0 on points.[5]
In 1995 Demir won against Murabi Valiev in Freiburg and thus his second European Championship title. At the World Championships of the same year in Atlanta, he lost to Bruce Baumgartner and finished 5th.
The Olympic year 1996 was the highlight of Mahmut Demir's career. In the spring he became European champion for the third time in Budapest in superior style and won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. In the final he defeated Aleksey Medvedev from Belarus, the son of the Olympic champion Aleksandr Medved, 3:0 on points.[6]
After this victory, Demir retired from active wrestling. He is now a businessman in Amasya. He is married and has with two children.[7]
A sports hall in his hometown Suluova is named after him, where the 2006 European Champion Clubs Freestyle Wrestling Cup was held.[8]
Achievementsedit
1986 Balkan Juniors Championship in Sombor, Yugoslavia - silver (130 kg)
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Mahmut Demir 21 January 1970 in Amasya Turkey is a Turkish Olympic World and European champion former wrestler in the super heavyweight class He won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Men s Freestyle wrestling 1 Mahmut DemirPersonal informationBorn 1970 01 21 January 21 1970 age 54 Amasya TurkeyHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Weight130 kg 290 lb 20 st Medal record Men s freestyle wrestling Representing Turkey Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 130 kg World Championships 1994 Istanbul 130 kg European Championships 1993 Istanbul 130 kg 1995 Fribourg 130 kg 1996 Budapest 130 kg 1992 Kaposvar 130 kg 1994 Rome 130 kg 1990 Poznan 100 kg 1991 Stuttgart 130 kg World Cup 1990 Toledo 130 kg 1995 Chattanooga 130 kg Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens 130 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 1989 Istanbul 100 kg 1992 Istanbul 130 kg 1994 Istanbul 130 kg 1996 Ankara 130 kg 1993 Istanbul 130 kg 1991 Istanbul 100 kg World Espoir Championships 1989 Ulan Bator 100 kg European Espoir Championships 1990 Helsinki 100 kg European Juniors Championships 1987 Katowice 115 kg Balkan Juniors Championships 1990 Sakarya 100 kg 1986 Sombor 130 kg 1987 Thessaloniki 130 kg Contents 1 Wrestling career 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksWrestling career editHe was born on 21 January 1970 in Suluova district of Amasya Province in northern Turkey Demir started wrestling in 1984 In a short time he developed into an excellent freestyle wrestler who soon moved to the top Turkish club TEDAS Ankara At a height of 1 84 m he soon grew into super heavyweight via heavyweight usually weighing in at around 120 kg His coaches were Alaattin Yildirim and Nabi Bayram and national coach Yakup Topuz 2 Demir started his international wrestling career at the age of 16 with a 2nd place at the Balkan Junior Championships in Sonbor From 1986 to 1990 he then competed regularly at the Junior World and European Championships In 1990 he won the title of European Junior Heavyweight Champion He made his senior debut with a 5th place in the heavyweight division at the 1989 World Championships in Martigny Switzerland He achieved this place with a 2 0 points victory over Sandor Kiss from Hungary At the 1990 European Wrestling Championships in Poznan Demir won his first senior medal with a 3rd place in the heavyweight category In the fight for this bronze medal he defeated the junior world champion Heiko Balz from the German Democratic Republic 3 In 1991 Demir won another bronze medal at the European Championships in Stuttgart but this time in the super heavyweight division In a preliminary round fight he suffered a shoulder defeat at the hands of the German champion Andreas Schroder In 1992 the year of the Olympics Demir was runner up in the European super heavyweight championship in Kaposvar In the final he was again beaten by Andreas Schroder At the Olympic Games in Barcelona he narrowly missed out on a medal with a 4th place after losing to David Gobejishvili from The Unified Team and Jeff Thue from Canada 4 Mahmut Demir s most successful years began after the 1992 Olympic Games As early as 1993 he became European super heavyweight champion in Istanbul with a victory over Murabi Valiev from the Ukraine In 1994 he finished 2nd at the European Championships in Rome this time behind Valiev but was able to celebrate winning his first world title at the World Championships in Istanbul In the final he defeated Olympic champion Bruce Baumgartner from the USA 1 0 on points 5 In 1995 Demir won against Murabi Valiev in Freiburg and thus his second European Championship title At the World Championships of the same year in Atlanta he lost to Bruce Baumgartner and finished 5th The Olympic year 1996 was the highlight of Mahmut Demir s career In the spring he became European champion for the third time in Budapest in superior style and won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta In the final he defeated Aleksey Medvedev from Belarus the son of the Olympic champion Aleksandr Medved 3 0 on points 6 After this victory Demir retired from active wrestling He is now a businessman in Amasya He is married and has with two children 7 A sports hall in his hometown Suluova is named after him where the 2006 European Champion Clubs Freestyle Wrestling Cup was held 8 Achievements edit1986 Balkan Juniors Championship in Sombor Yugoslavia silver 130 kg 1986 World Juniors Championship in Schifferstadt FR Germany 6th 100 kg 1986 European Escoir Championship in Linkoping Sweden 4th 100 kg 1987 Balkan Juniors Championship in Thessaloniki Greece silver 130 kg 1987 European Championship in Katowice Poland bronze 115 kg 1988 European Escoir Championship in Walbrzych Poland 5th 130 kg 1988 European Juniors Championship in Constanţa Romania silver 100 kg 1989 World Escoir Championship in Ulan Bator Mongolia silver 100 kg 1989 World Championship in Martigny Switzerland 5th 100 kg 1990 Balkan Juniors Championship in Sakarya Turkey gold 100 kg 1990 European Escoir Championship in Finland gold 100 kg 1990 European Championship in Poznan Poland bronze 100 kg 1990 World Championship in Tokyo Japan 7th 100 kg 1990 World Cup in Toledo Ohio United States bronze 1991 World Championship in Varna Bulgaria 5th 130 kg 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens Greece gold 130 kg 1991 European Championship in Stuttgart Germany bronze 130 kg 1992 World Cup in Moscow Russia 4th 1992 European Championship in Kaposvar Hungary silver 130 kg 1992 Olympics in Barcelona Spain 4th 130 kg 1993 European Championship in Istanbul Turkey gold 130 kg 1994 European Championship in Rome Italy silver 130 kg 1994 World Championship in Istanbul Turkey gold 130 kg 1995 European Championship in Fribourg Switzerland gold 130 kg 1995 World Cup in Chattanooga Tennessee United States bronze 130 kg 1995 World Championship in Atlanta Georgia United States 5th 130 kg 1996 European Championship in Budapest Hungary gold 130 kg 1996 Olympics in Atlanta Georgia United States gold 130 kg References edit International Wrestling Database 1966 yilinda Kahramanmaras A U Suluova Meslek Yuksekokulu Mahmut Demir Olympic medals and stats Archived from the original on 2007 03 22 http www egirdirses com haber sampiyon mahmut demir yarIn egirdir de 13770 html Guresiyorum portre 14 Mahmut Demir Guresiyorum 11 September 2019 Turk guresciden ABD li muhabire yanit ABD 70 senedir Turk ve Islam aleminin sirtina oturdu 18 April 2022 https yandex com tr harita org mahmut demir kapali spor salonu 56011207829 ll 35 661527 2C40 827463 amp z 16External links editMahmut Demir at the International Wrestling Database nbsp Mahmut Demir at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mahmut Demir amp oldid 1220448214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
