Nazmi Avluca (; born November 14, 1976, in Kargı,

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), is a Turkish sports wrestler, who has won several titles at international competitions including four European and two

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in the Men's Greco-Roman category.

Wrestling career

Nazmi Avluca took also part at the 1996 and

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without success, and then finally achieved Olympic success with a bronze medal in

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. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Currently, he is an active member of the Emlakspor club in

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. Born in the

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n town Kargı of Çorum Province, he began early sport wrestling at the Wrestling Training Center in

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in 1987. Admitted to the national Greco-Roman team in 1991, he won his first international gold in the 60 kg division at the 1992 World Cadets Championships held in

. Nazmi Avluca was transferred to the German wrestling club 1. Luckenwalder SC in 2005, where undefeated, he helped his team become the German champions in 2006 for the first time in their club history. He returned home to join Şekerspor Club in

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before the 2006 World Championships

Honors

* "Best Wrestler of 2006 in Greco-Roman Style" awarded by the

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(FILA).

References

External links

FILA Wrestling Database
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