Ramazan Şahin
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Turkey |
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| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 66 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2007 Baku | 66 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Tampere | 66 kg |
| Bronze | 2007 Sofia | 66 kg |
Ramazan Şahin (born Ramzan Irbaikhanov (Russian: Рамзан Ирбайханов), July 8, 1983) is Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin,[1] who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Member of the Istanbul-based club Tekelspor,[2] he is 1.70 m (5.6 ft) tall and weighs 66 kg (150 lb).
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.[3] 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.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Ramazan Şahin Dünya Birincisi by Radikal, September 21, 2007 (Turkish)
- ^ Ramazan Şahin ve Hakan Koç Güreşte Şampiyon by Anadolu Ajansı, February 11, 2007 (Turkish)
- ^ Amcasının Gururu Ramazan by Birgün, April 24, 2007 (Turkish)
- ^ Öksüz Ramazan'ın Büyük Başarısı by Cihan Haber Ajansı, August 20, 2008 (Turkish)
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