İbrahim Zengin (1931 – 10 July 2013)
was a Turkish
wrestler
Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...
. He was born in
Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol ...
. He won the Olympic silver medal in
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...
at his first Olympics in 1956. He also won a bronze medal at the
1951 World Wrestling Championships
The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland from 26 to 29 April 1951. That was the first ever World Championships in freestyle wrestling.
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1931 births
2013 deaths
People from Amasya
Sportspeople from Amasya Province
Olympic wrestlers for Turkey
Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Turkish male sport wrestlers
Olympic silver medalists for Turkey
Olympic medalists in wrestling
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
20th-century Turkish sportsmen
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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