Vildan Aşir Savaşır (1903 – 12 December 1986) was a Turkish athlete and sports executive. He was born in Istanbul in 1903, graduated from

Galatasaray High School Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...

. He planned to compete at the long jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics but didn't start. Savaşır, who studied sports and athletics in Sweden, served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation between 1935-1939, the Deputy General Manager of Physical Education in 1938 and the General Manager of Physical Education between 1946-1950. He was the president of the

Turkish Olympic Committee Turkish National Olympic Committee (TNOC) ( tr, Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (TMOK)) is the governing Olympic body of Turkey. It is based in Istanbul. History As one of the oldest National Olympic Committees in the world, TNOC was founded o ...

between 1943 and 1950. Aşir Savaşır died in Istanbul on 12 December 1986.

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1903 births 1986 deaths Turkish male long jumpers Sportspeople from Istanbul Turkish sports executives and administrators {{Turkey-athletics-bio-stub Galatasaray High School alumni Date of birth missing