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Ömer Elmas
Ömer Elmas (born November 30, 1968, or January 1, 1969) is a Turkish wrestler. He competed for Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Turkey competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Archery In its third Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women were m ..., at the age of 23, in Barcelona, in Greco-Roman Wrestling - Men's Light-Flyweight. He lost to Nik Zagranitchni of Israel by decision in the first round, and to Wilber Sánchez of Cuba by decision in the second round. References External links * Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Living people 1968 births 20th-century Turkish people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Turkey competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Archery In its third Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women were much more successful than the men. The ladies were able to earn a top eight finish in the team round. Women's Individual Competition: * Natalia Nasaridze — Round of 16, 15th place (1-1) * Zehra Oktem — Round of 32, 30th place (0-1) * Elif Eksi — Ranking round, 39th place (0-0) Men's Individual Competition: * Kerem Ersu — Ranking round, 46th place (0-0) * Vedat Erbay — Ranking round, 50th place (0-0) * Ozcan Ediz — Ranking round, 59th place (0-0) Women's Team Competition: * Nasaridze, Oktem, and Eksi — Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1) Men's Team Competition: * Ersu, Erbay, and Ediz — Ranking round, 18th place Athletics * Zeki Öztürk * Alper Kasapoğlu Boxing * Mehmet Gürgen Judo Men's Competition * Haldun Efem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nik Zagranitchni
Nik Zagranitchni (ניק זגרניצ'ני; born November 21, 1969) is an Israeli Olympic wrestler. He is Jewish, and made ''aliyah'' (emigrated to Israel) from Ukraine in early 1991. Wrestling career His sports club was Hapoel Tel Aviv, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Zagranitchni came in 8th at the 1991 Wrestling World Championship in 48.0 kg Greco-Roman. He competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics, at 22 years of age, in Barcelona, Spain, in Greco-Roman Wrestling--Men's Light-Flyweight (48 kg). In the first round he defeated Omer Elmas of Turkey, in the second round Zagranitchni lost to Mark Fuller of the US, and in the third round he was defeated by Wilber Sánchez of Cuba who went on to win the bronze medal. He tied for 11th place. When he competed in the Olympics, Zagranitchni was 5-3.5 (162 cm) tall, and weighed 115 lbs (52 kg). At the 1993 European Championship at 48.0 kg Greco-Roman, Zagranitchni won the silver medal A silver medal in spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilber Sánchez (wrestler)
Wilber Sánchez (born 21 December 1968) is a Cuban former wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1968 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Cuba Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cuban male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Cuba Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba Wrestlers at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games 20th-century Cuban people 21st-century Cuban people {{Cuba-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestlers At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sports and military systems. The sport can either be genuinely competitive or sportive entertainment (see professional wrestling). Wrestling comes in different forms such as freestyle, Greco-Roman, judo, sambo, folkstyle, catch, submission, sumo, pehlwani, shuai jiao and others. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (sometimes more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules, with both traditional historic and modern styles. The term ''wrestling'' is attested in late Old English, as ''wræstlunge'' (glossing ''palestram''). History Wrestling represents one of the oldest forms of combat. The origins of wrestling go bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Male Sport Wrestlers
Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and minorities in the former Ottoman Empire * Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkey), 1299–1922, previously sometimes known as the Turkish Empire ** Ottoman Turkish, the Turkish language used in the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Airlines, an airline * Turkish music (style), a musical style of European composers of the Classical music era See also * * * Turk (other) * Turki (other) * Turkic (other) * Turkey (other) * Turkiye (other) * Turkish Bath (other) * Turkish population, the number of ethnic Turkish people in the world * Culture of Turkey * History of Turkey ** History of the Republic of Turkey The Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Wrestlers For Turkey
Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece between 776 BC and 393 AD * Wenlock Olympian Games, a forerunner of the modern Olympic Games, held since 1850 * Olympic (greyhounds), a competition held annually at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Clubs and teams * Adelaide Olympic FC, a soccer club from Adelaide, South Australia * Fribourg Olympic, a professional basketball club based in Fribourg, Switzerland * Sydney Olympic FC, an Australian soccer club * Olympic Club (Barbacena), a Brazilian football club based in Barbacena, Minas Gerais state * Olympic Mvolyé, a Cameroonian football club based in Mvolyé * Olympic Club (Egypt), a football and sports club based in Alexandria * Blackburn Olympic F.C., an English football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire * Rushall Olympic F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
