Ruhi Sarıalp

Ruhi Sarıalp

Ruhi Sarıalp (December 15 1924, Manisa – March 3 2001) was a Turkish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the triple jump.

He competed for Turkey in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, 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 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels, 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 in Rome, 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 at Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ). The indoor sports hall of İTÜ, located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, 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 the Fenerbahçe SK athletic branch Fenerbahçe Athletics. [ [http://www.angelfire.com/stars/haberler/ocha2001/ Angelfire news] tr icon] He died on March 3, 2001 in Izmir due to agonal respiration, and was laid to rest in the Edirnekapı 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 statesman Ali 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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