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Turgut Aykaç
Türgüt Aykaç (born January 1, 1958, in Adana) is a former boxer from Turkey. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg), alongside Omar Catari of Venezuela. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Peter Konyegwachie of Nigeria.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Representing Turkey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1984 Los Angeles | Featherweight | |
He began boxing 1975 in Adanaspor and fought 27 times in the national team.[1] He was one of the three Turkish boxers along with Eyüp Can and Malik Beyleroğlu, who won the first Olympic medals in boxing for Turkey. They were also Turkey's first Olympic medals in other sport than wrestling.
Olympic results edit
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Raul Trapero (Spain) 5-0
- Defeated Abraham Mieses (Dominican Republic) RSC 3
- Defeated Mohamed Hegazy (Egypt) RSC 1
- Lost to Peter Konyegwachie (Nigeria) 0-5
References edit
- ^ Newspaper Zaman February 23, 2002 September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
External links edit
- Turgut Aykaç at Olympedia