- Ruhi Sarıalp
Ruhi Sarıalp (
December 15 1924 ,Manisa –March 3 2001 ) was a Turkishtrack and field athlete , who competed mainly in thetriple jump .He competed for Turkey in the
1948 Summer Olympics held inLondon ,Great Britain in the triple jump, where he won the bronze medal with a mark of 15.02 m.He started athletics during his education at the military high school in
Konya . In 1945, he broke the Turkish record in triple jump. After his bronze medal jump at the Olympics, he won another bronze medal at the 1950European Athletics Championships inBrussels ,Belgium . He became so the first ever track and field athlete from Turkey to win a medal at the Olympics and the European Championships. Ruhi Sarıalp became champion at the World Military Athletics Championships held 1951 inRome ,Italy by breaking the World record. He repeated his first place in the same championships of 1952 [ [http://www.atletik.org/iz-sarialpruhi.htm Atletik] tr icon]After leaving the active sports, Ruhi Sarıalp served as a lecturer for
physical education in the School of Maritime atIstanbul Technical University (İTÜ). The indoor sports hall of İTÜ, located in the Tuzla district ofIstanbul , is named after him. [ [http://www.df.itu.edu.tr/Icerik.aspx?sid=599 School of Maritime, Istanbul Technical University] tr icon] He was a member of the supreme council of theFenerbahçe SK athletic branchFenerbahçe Athletics . [ [http://www.angelfire.com/stars/haberler/ocha2001/ Angelfire news] tr icon] He died onMarch 3 ,2001 inIzmir due toagonal respiration , and was laid to rest in theEdirnekapı Cemetery in Istanbul. [ [http://arsiv.hurriyetim.com.tr/hur/turk/01/03/06/spor/28spo.htm Newpaper "Hürriyet" March 6, 2001] tr icon] He was married with Ayşe Cebesoy, a niece of the renowned Turkish statesmanAli Fuat Cebesoy . [ [http://www.aksiyon.com.tr/detay.php?id=22484 Weekly News Magazine "Aksiyon"] tr icon]External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SARIARUH01 Olympics Database]
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