Sümer Koçak (21 September 1961 – 5 August 2020) was a Turkish

wrestler 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 spor ...

who competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Biography

Koçak was born in Gülabi village,

Yerköy Yerköy is a town and district of Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 48,889 of which 32,228 live in the town of Yerköy. The Mayor is Ferhat Yilmaz from the İyi Party ...

, Yozgat, in 1961. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Koçak died in Konya on 5 August 2020 and was buried there.

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* 1961 births 2020 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Place of birth missing People from Yerköy {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub