Ramazan Şahin

Ramazan Şahin (also formerly Ramazan İrbayhanov) (July 8, 1983) is Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin [ [http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=233540 Ramazan Şahin Dünya Birincisi] by Radikal, September 21, 2007 tr] , who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Member of the Istanbul-based club Tekelspor [ [http://www.haberler.com/ramazan-sahin-ve-hakan-koc-gureste-sampiyon-haberi/ Ramazan Şahin ve Hakan Koç Güreşte Şampiyon] by Anadolu Ajansı, February 11, 2007 tr] , he is convert|1.70|m|ft|abbr=on tall and weighs convert|66|kg|lb|abbr=on.

Born in Makhachkala in the North Caucasian federal subject Dagestan of the Russian Federation, he emigrated in 2005 to Turkey with the help of his uncle İshak İrbayhanov, manager of the Turkey national freestyle wrestling team. [ [http://www.birgun.net/sport_index.php?news_code=1177378398&year=2007&month=04&day=24 Amcasının Gururu Ramazan] by Birgün, April 24, 2007 tr] In 2006, Ramazan was naturalized with the initiative of Mehmet Ali Şahin, then Minister responsible for Sports and changed his family name to Şahin in respect of his patron. [ [http://www.haberler.com/oksuz-ramazan-in-buyuk-basarisi-haberi/ Öksüz Ramazan'ın Büyük Başarısı] by Cihan Haber Ajansı, August 20, 2008 tr]

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