Rıza Maksut İşman (1915 in
Istanbul
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– 30 December 2004 in
Ä°zmir
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) was a Turkish athlete.
Biography
Ä°ÅŸman started sports through cycling. He has many medals in track and field. He has trained many athletes, including
Cahit Önel
Cahit Önel (23 November 1927 – 17 September 1970) was a Turkish Middle distance running, middle distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. ...
. He has been on the athletics teams of
Fenerbahçe and
Galatasaray
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clubs.
Achievements
* 1935 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:51.4 and at 10000m in 35:15.1.
* 1938 - Ran 1500m in
Taksim in 4:11.2 which remained the Turkish record until 1948.
* 1939 - Ranked first in National Championship at 5000m in 16:08.3.
* 1940 - Participated in the 11th Balkan Games in Istanbul, where athletes from Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia have competed. He won the 800m in 2:01.2.
* 1948 - He competed for the Turkish team in 800m (2:01.1), 1500m and 4 × 400 m relay in the
1948 Summer Olympics
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held in London. His teammate
Ruhi Sarıalp won bronze medal in triple jump. The 4 × 400 m team consisted of Seydi Dinçtürk, Rıza Maksut İşman, Doğan Acarbay and
Kemal Horulu, finishing in 3:35.0.
* 1960 - Served the Turkish team as massage therapist at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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held in Rome.
* 1964 - He was on the Turkish team in the
1964 Summer Olympics
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held in Tokyo.
* 1975 - He competed in the 200m, 800m, and 3000m finals in the age group 60-64 in the
First World Masters Track and Field Championships held in Toronto, Canada. In the 800m with a time of 2:23.9 he placed first and broke the masters Canadian Open Record. In the 3000m he finished second with a time of 10:51.8 behind William G. Andberg who broke the masters world record with a time of 10:46.9. He placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 28.2.
References
Galatasaray Athletics- cites Riza Maksut Isman (i
Turkish
11th Balkan Games- results of the 1940 Balkan Games (PDF file)
- Riza Maksut listed under 800 m
1948 London Olympics- review of Turkish athlete results
Sporla genç kalanlar- Interview with Riza Maksut in ''Hürriyet'' newspaper
İşman'ı kaybettik- obituary
- obituary
External links
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1915 births
2004 deaths
Turkish male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Turkey
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Galatasaray athletes
Fenerbahçe athletes
Athletes from Istanbul
20th-century Turkish sportsmen