Reşit Karabacak

79 kg: 1946–1961
87 kg: 1962–1967
82 kg: 1969–1995
85 kg: 1997–2001
84 kg: 2002–2013
86 kg: 2014–present

Reşit Karabacak (5 July 1954 – 19 November 2020) was a Turkish wrestler who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Born in Erzurum, Turkey, he became European champion in 1983 in Budapest, beating Efraim Kamberov (Efraim Kamberoğlu), an ethnic Turk from Bulgaria.^[2]

Karabacak died from COVID-19 in Bursa on 19 November 2020, at the age of 66, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reşit Karabacak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
^ "Reşit Karabacak winning 1983 European title in Budapest". YouTube.
^ "Former Turkish wrestler dies of coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

External links

Reşit Karabacak at the International Wrestling Database
Reşit Karabacak at Olympedia

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[sref-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reşit Karabacak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2012.

[1983_Free_style_European_champion_Reşit_Karabacak-2] "Reşit Karabacak winning 1983 European title in Budapest". YouTube.

[3] "Former Turkish wrestler dies of coronavirus". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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