- Hasan Güngör
Hasan Güngör (
July 5 ,1934 ,Denizli ), is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Middleweight class (79 kg until 1961, 87 kg from 1961 on) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men'sFreestyle wrestling at the 1960 Olympics and the silver medal at the 1964 Olympics.He was born 1934 in
Acıpayam , a town inDenizli Province of westernTurkey . Besides his medal wins at two Olympics, he wrestled several titles at World, European and Balkan championships and became also European champion in his class. After his retirement from the active sports in 1967, Hasan Güngör served 21 more years as a trainer for the juniors' and seniors' national team.Hasan Güngör is married and has three children. He lives in Denizli.
Achievements
* 1957 World Championships in
Istanbul , Turkey - bronze (Middleweight)
* 1959 Balkan Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - gold (Middleweight)
* 1960 Balkan Championships inBurgas ,Bulgaria - silver (Middleweight)
* 1960 Summer Olympics inRome ,Italy - gold (Middleweight)
* 1961 World Championships inYokohama ,Japan - bronze (Middleweight)
* 1962 World Championships inToledo, Ohio , U.S. - silver (Middleweight)
* 1963 Balkan Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - silver (Middleweight)
* 1963 Mediterranean Games inNaples ,Italy - gold (Middleweight)
* 1964 Summer Olympics inTokyo ,Japan - silver (Middleweight)
* 1965 Balkan Championships inYambol ,Bulgaria - bronze (Middleweight)
* 1966 European Championships inKarlsruhe ,Germany - gold (Middleweight)
* 1966 World Championships inToledo, Ohio , U.S. - silver (Middleweight)
* 1967 European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey - 4th (Middleweight)
* 1967 World Championships inNew Delhi ,India - 4th (Middleweight)External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=G%DCNG%D6HAS01 Olympics Database]
* [http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=829 Who is who] tr iconReferences
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