- Ahmet Bilek
Ahmet Bilek (1932,
Kula inManisa ,Turkey - 1971,Germany ), was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Flyweight class (52kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men'sFreestyle wrestling at rhe 1960 Olympics.He was born 1932 in the western Turkish town
Kula inManisa Province .After his successful participation at the Olympics in Rome, Ahmet Bilek emigrated to
Germany following his teammatesMithat Bayrak andMüzahir Sille . He continued his sports career in the wrestling club KSV Köllerbach inPüttlingen , a small town nearSaarbrücken and became German champion in 1966 and 1968. [ [http://www.ksv-witten.de/Ergebnisse/ringen__deutsche_mannschaftsmeis.htm KSV Witten] de icon]Ahmet Bilek ended his life 1971 in Germany. [ [http://www.yenisafak.com.tr/arsiv/2001/ARALIK/27/agumus.html Newspaper "Yeni Şafak", December 27, 2001] tr icon] He was married with Ayten and had a daughter Sevil. [ [http://www.bumko.gov.tr/Mevzuat/ButceM/Kanun/2004bkanunu/c.cetveli.htm Budget and Financial Control Directoriate of Turkish Government] tr icon]
Achievements
* 1953 World Wrestling Championships in
Naples ,Italy - silver (Freestyle Flyweight)
* 1955 Mediterranean Games inBarcelona ,Spain - gold (Greco-Roman Flyweight)
* 1959 World Wrestling Championships inTehran ,Iran - silver (Freestyle Flyweight)
* 1960 Balkan Wrestling Championships inBurgas ,Bulgaria - silver (Freestyle Flyweight)
* 1960 Summer Olympics inRome ,Italy - gold (Freestyle Flyweight)External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BILEKAHM01 Olympics Database]
* [http://www.guresdosyasi.com/Ahmet_Bilek.htm Wrestling File] tr iconReferences
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